Zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans are attracting a substantially more socioeconomically disadvantaged population than compared to non-zero premium MA plans and traditional Medicare fee-for-service.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is cracking down on compensation to agents and brokers, in a final rule released last week.

Health systems are in a race to keep up with the pace of change, says David Smith, CFO of Anatomy IT.  

Massachusetts senators are asking the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to scrutinize the proposed sale of Steward Health Care’s physician Group to Optum over concerns of UnitedHealth Group’s market dominance.

Patient relationship management means having a communication channel across the continuum of care, says Don Thompson, head of marketing at TeleVox.  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is sending a warning to clinicians and state health departments regarding new cases of avian influenza A (H5N1), commonly known as bird flu, saying that while the threat to humans remains low, the situation is being taken “very seriously.”