State Health Benefit Mandates Come with New Costs

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March 14, 2012

State Health Benefit Mandates Come with New Costs

Margaret Dick Tocknell

Insurance coverage requirements enacted by state legislatures across the country have always been a sore point among insurers in the individual and small group market. Under healthcare reform, they may come bearing new costs. >>>

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Insurer, OCR Reach $1.5M Settlement for HIPAA Breach

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee and the Office for Civil Rights have reached a landmark $1.5 million settlement for the insurer's 2009 HIPAA breach that affected more than 1 million individuals. >>>

HIX Final Rule Released

The final rule released Monday by the Department of Health and Human Services to guide the development by states of health insurance exchanges can be summed up in a single word: flexibility. >>>

Healthcare Reform Mythbusting

The idea that physician employment and a shift toward an ACO model are essential to long-term survival cannot sway an Ohio hospital CEO with 25 years in the business. >>>

Electronic Submission of Medical Docs Trial Goes Live

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is rolling out the first phase of its Electronic Submission of Medical Documentation program, known as esMD. >>>

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News Headlines

CBO: Obama's health law to cost less, cover fewer people

The Hill, March 14, 2012

If Obama's health law survives, it will take nearly a decade to put into effect

Chicago Tribune / Associated Press, March 13, 2012

Opinion: How to stop Medicare’s fraud siphon

Bloomberg, March 13, 2012

Healthcare act offers Roberts a signature case

The New York Times, March 12, 2012

Backup plans if individual mandate is struck down

Politico, March 12, 2012

TennCare hospital reimbursements vary widely

The Tennessean, March 12, 2012

White House works to shape debate over health law

The New York Times, March 12, 2012

Preventive-care rules snare insured patients

Billings Gazette, March 12, 2012

Opinion: We thought they were worried about costs

The New York Times, March 9, 2012

Plaintiff challenging healthcare law went bankrupt—with unpaid medical bills

Los Angeles Times, March 9, 2012

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Insurers Reveal 2012 Roadmaps

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 18:13:00 GMT

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March 7, 2012

Insurers Reveal 2012 Roadmaps

Margaret Dick Tocknell

In their fourth-quarter earnings calls, Aetna, Humana, Wellpoint and other major healthcare plans provide insight into what they intend to accomplish in 2012. >>>

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House Committee Votes to Repeal IPAB

The Independent Payment and Advisory Board has been the subject of numerous House committee meetings. Objections to it include the power of the unelected board, rationing, and access to healthcare. >>>

Providers Lag Behind Payers, Pharma on Data Exchange

Only one-quarter of providers responding to a survey believe they are effectively integrating and aggregating clinical data, measuring it, and delivering actionable information to the point of care, a PwC US Health Research Institute report says. >>>

Belt Tightening Gets Tougher for Hospitals

Ongoing reductions in federal funding for healthcare in the fiscal 2013 budget and beyond could make it disproportionately more difficult and more expensive for hospitals that rely on Medicare to borrow money, Moody's Investors Service says. >>>

CMS Proposes 10-Year Review for Provider Overpayments

Extending responsibility for Medicare overpayments through a 10-year "lookback period" would cost providers as much as $58 million in additional reporting-related expenses each year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services says. >>>

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News Headlines

Duke LifePoint JV inks Michigan deal

Nashville Post, March 7, 2012

NC hospital's CMS funding in jeopardy

Statesville Record & Landmark, March 7, 2012

Drugmakers have paid $8B in fraud fines

USA Today, March 7, 2012

Reforming healthcare: OR steps well past federal model

Minnesota Public Radio, March 7, 2012

Medicare unveils new form to enlist seniors in fight against fraud

The Washington Post, March 7, 2012

Cigna gives CEO 25% compensation hike in 2011

The Washington Post / Associated Press, March 6, 2012

Republicans propose personal accounts for health insurance

Star Tribune, March 6, 2012

Medicare Patients Given Fewer Treatment Options

HealthLeaders Media, March 5, 2012

Soaring cost estimate prompts health law doubts

Times Union / Associated Press, March 5, 2012

Opinion: Determining the level of payments in healthcare

The New York Times, March 5, 2012

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February 29, 2012

4 Ways to Boost Your MLR Waiver Request's Chances

Margaret Dick Tocknell

States that are preparing to apply for medical loss ratio waivers can learn a few lessons from states that have had their requests OK'd. They may learn even more from those that have been denied. >>>

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Kaiser Permanente Ordered to Halt Denial of Care

Kaiser Foundation Health Plan is illegally denying some California enrollees physical, speech and occupational therapy services, says a cease and desist order filed by the state. >>>

Health Insurance Pricing Transparency Could Save $36B Annually

Billions of dollars could be shaved off the nation's healthcare tab each year if the cost for 300 common procedures covered under employer-based insurance plans were reduced to their median prices, Thomson Reuters Healthcare research shows. >>>

Medicare Advantage Plans' Fraud Oversight Weak, Says OIG

A system-wide audit finds wide disparities in vigilance and reporting among privately run Medicare Advantage plans, and a report by the Office of Inspector General says the organizations "lack a common understanding of key fraud and abuse program terms." >>>

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News Headlines

7 Accused of $375M Medicare, Medicaid fraud

NPR / Associated Press, February 29, 2012

Poll: Most voters believe health care mandate is unconstitutional

The Seattle Times, February 29, 2012

UnitedHealthcare buys Preferred Care, Medica HMOs

Miami Herald, February 29, 2012

At-risk patients gain attention of health insurers

The New York Times, February 29, 2012

Lawmakers probe Prime Healthcare Services' billing practices

Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012

Healthcare history: How the patchwork coverage came to be

Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012

Governors split over effects of Obama's healthcare law

The Washington Post, February 27, 2012

Healthcare: Five patients, five ways to be billed

Los Angeles Times, February 27, 2012

Louisville's University Hospital ER on brink of overload from uninsured

Courier-Journal, February 27, 2012

Per-person cost of federal high-risk medical plan doubles

The Washington Post, February 24, 2012

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Rounds: Creating a High-Performance Emergency Department

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Putting Data in Nurses' Hands

Nursing informatics is an emerging field, and organizations that have been aggressive about getting data into nurses' hands (and smartphones) have reaped the rewards. >>>

What if Small Businesses Evade ACA Regs?

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:32:00 GMT

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February 22, 2012

What if Small Businesses Evade ACA Regs?

Margaret Dick Tocknell

Cost sharing could be undermined if small employers with relatively healthy workers and dependents are able to stay out of the Small Business Health Options Program or health insurance exchanges. >>>

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US Healthcare Costs Grew 5.28% in 2011

Healthcare costs easily outpaced the 3% growth in overall inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index for 2011, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. One healthcare economist says costs are "trending back toward acceleration after a lull." >>>

$323M in MLR Rebates Expected in First Year

Rebates to consumers from health insurance companies that fail to meet medical loss ratio standards could surpass a quarter of a billion dollars this year, federal health officials say. >>>

Congress OKs Doc Fix, Payroll Tax-Cut Extension

Congress has passed a legislative package that would delay massive Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians for 10 months. The deadline to resolve the sustainable growth rate formula issue is now postponed until the end of 2012. >>>

Meaningful Use Incentive Payouts Top $3B

Healthcare providers have so far received $3.12 billion in incentive payments for adopting meaningful use measures, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says. >>>

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News Headlines

Obama administration loans $638M for health insurance co-ops in 8 states

The Washington Post, February 22, 2012

Highmark develops data-share network

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 22, 2012

Help for the uninsured: Docs accept local currencies

CNNMoney, February 22, 2012

Two-thirds of CO docs refuse or limit basic Medicare patients

KUNC, February 21, 2012

Medicaid use skyrockets in IL suburbs as potential cutbacks loom

Daily Herald, February 21, 2012

12 state AGs back Medicaid increase in SCOTUS brief

Government Health IT, February 21, 2012

New GOP Medicare plan promotes private insurance, raises eligibility age, increases premiums

Chicago Tribune / Associated Press, February 17, 2012

Healthcare law may mean other buying mandates, Clement says

Bloomberg BusinessWeek, February 17, 2012

Doctors 'disgruntled' and frustrated by looming Medicare cuts

NPR, February 17, 2012

Enrollment in UPMC plans soars

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, February 16, 2012

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CFOs Emerge as Champions for Healthcare Benefits

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:21:00 GMT

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February 15, 2012

CFOs Emerge as Champions for Healthcare Benefits

Margaret Dick Tocknell

CFOs speak the new language of healthcare sales, which focuses on ROI. Health plans that can become a partner to CFOs, rather than simply a vendor, will have an advantage as companies consider their coverage options. >>>

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Medicare Targeted for Cuts Under HHS Budget

Under the Department of Health and Human Services' proposed budget, Medicare providers would see their reimbursements slashed by $297 million over ten years. There is no provision for a "doc fix" to resolve the sustainable growth rate formula problem. >>>

Medicare Physician Payment Rule Factors in GPCI

The final 2012 Medicare physician payment rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services includes an adjusted fee schedule for the Geographic Practice Cost Index. The adjustment prevents large cuts this year and will help California physicians in the future. >>>

Feds Release Final Rules on Health Plan Language

Under the new rules, information provided to consumers about healthcare insurance eligibility and benefits must clearly specify a plan's deductibles, annual limits, and other details so that consumers can understand them. >>>

Insurer Trains Nurse Care Coordinators

Nurses who work in primary care physicians' offices are being specially trained as population care coordinators to manage follow-up care and the transition to patient-centered medical homes. >>>

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News Headlines

US senator sees short-term Medicare 'doc fix'

Chicago Tribune / Reuters, February 15, 2012

Feds beef up screening for Medicare providers; agency recovered $4.1B last year

The Washington Post / Associated Press, February 15, 2012

High-risk insurance pools short on enrollees

Politico, February 15, 2012

Opinion: Who will take the lead in fixing Medicare?

Health Affairs Blog, February 15, 2012

Teaching hospitals decry Medicare's low safety rankings

The Boston Globe, February 14, 2012

Opinion: UCLA Medical Center loses its Blue Shield

Los Angeles Times, February 14, 2012

RI hospital to pay $5.3M after federal probe

Providence Journal, February 14, 2012

Feds deny part of FL Medicaid proposal

Miami Herald / Associated Press, February 13, 2012

UnitedHealth will tie doctors' payments to quality of care

Bloomberg / BusinessWeek, February 10, 2012

Hospital exec charged in $116M Medicare scam

Houston Chronicle, February 10, 2012

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Outpatient Care Expansion Comes Under Scrutiny

Commonwealth Fund to Study Access to Healthcare

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:37:00 GMT

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February 8, 2012

Commonwealth Fund to Study Access to Healthcare

Margaret Dick Tocknell

An effort to track low- and moderate-income adults to see how they fare under the Affordable Care Act may offer glimpses as to whether it is accomplishing its goals, or whether it's just another behemoth government program. >>>

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Essential Health Benefits Bulletin Draws Fire

A federal move to put states in charge of decisions regarding essential health benefits for health insurance exchanges is drawing generally negative public reaction. >>>

Will Paying Hospitals to Teach Each Other Get Results?

The Department of Health and Human Services believes that best practices, techniques, and solutions for obtaining higher levels of quality and safety among hospitals should be widely distributed. Ascension Health is in the vanguard, sharing what it knows about achieving clinical excellence. >>>

Hospital HCAHPS Scores Beat Expectations

Hospitals have been scurrying to improve their patient experience scores under Medicare's value-based purchasing rules. Those efforts are paying off, Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey responses show. >>>

Don't Give Up on Dead Claims

Denials can wreck a provider's revenue stream, but physician practices often give up on payment too soon, says an attorney. "Providers have a lot more leverage than they realize," he says. >>>

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Value-Based Purchasing: Facing the HCAHPS Hurdle

New research finds that 25% of organizations have not yet begun preparing for VBP. Get additional data in this final report in a series of four from the inaugural HealthLeaders Media CFO Exchange, with analysis and insight from leaders at Elmhurst Memorial Healthcare, Hackensack University Medical Center, Piedmont Healthcare, Griffin Hospital, and Sharp Healthcare. >>>

News Headlines

14 Hospitals reach $12M false claims accord

Bloomberg, February 8, 2012

Rethinking hospital readmissions

Marketplace / American Public Media, February 8, 2012

Opinion: Medicare payment formula must be repealed

Buffalo News, February 8, 2012

WA state has new plan for ER limits; doctors critical

The News Tribune, February 8, 2012

VT would allow 'bronze plan' to encourage health

CBS News / Associated Press, February 7, 2012

Medicaid changes challenge TX hospitals to do things differently

Houston Chronicle, February 7, 2012

Boston's BIDMC Medicare billing examined

The Boston Globe, February 6, 2012

Insurance lags on wound care

Minneapolis Star Tribune, February 6, 2012

House repeals long-term care program Obama viewed as too costly

Bloomberg BusinessWeek, February 3, 2012

Medicare Advantage Enrollment Grows, Premiums Shrink

HealthLeaders Media, February 2, 2012

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Outpatient Care Expansion Comes Under Scrutiny

Even the most ardent proponents of outpatient care say its pace of growth may slow, depending on a community's need for integrated care and specific demand for multidisciplinary approaches. >>>

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February 1, 2012

Healthcare Reform an Insider's Game Now

Margaret Dick Tocknell

In this election year, the complexity of delivering quality care at a lower cost has been reduced to tightly controlled messaging by the President and his opponents. Insiders, however, have their eyes firmly set on Big Ideas. >>>

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Medicare Advantage Overpayments May Top $3B

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services overpaid Medicare Advantage plans between $1.2 billion and $3.1 billion in 2010, and likely overpaid even more in 2011, analysis released by the Government Accountability Office shows. >>>

TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has rejected what has become a standard argument among waiver applicants, that the 80% medical loss ratio requirement would destabilize the state's individual market and cause insurers to withdraw. >>>

Physician Independence Not Incompatible With Reform

Many independent physicians are throwing up their hands about their ability to remain so in an environment that appears to actively discourage it. But while autonomy appears to be the tougher road, it may eventually be the more rewarding one. >>>

Opinion: The end of health insurance companies

Here's a bold prediction for the new year. By 2020, the American health insurance industry will be extinct. Insurance companies will be replaced by accountable care organizations. >>>

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News Headlines

CMS finds critical missteps at NC hospital

Gaston Gazette, February 1, 2012

Opinion: The secret of American healthcare

Slate, February 1, 2012

Blue Cross moves to dismiss Aetna antitrust suit

Detroit News, January 31, 2012

Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients

Anchorage Daily News, January 31, 2012

Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts

Bangor Daily News, January 31, 2012

Another View: Early signs show business is accepting Affordable Care Act

The Portland Press Herald / St. Louis Post Dispatch, January 30, 2012

Wellpoint to raise doctors' pay to increase quality of care

Bloomberg BusinessWeek, January 30, 2012

When health plans go high deductible

The Washington Post, January 30, 2012

FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts

Tampa Bay Times, January 26, 2012

WellPoint’s 4Q profit drops 39 percent

Houston Chronicle / Associated Press, January 26, 2012

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Rounds On-Demand: The Business and Clinical Path to Medical Home

Reaching the vision of patient-centered medical home requires strong links between hospital and physician to achieve best patient outcomes. View a special, complimentary Rounds hosted by St. Joseph Health System and sponsored by RelayHealth. >>>

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Outpatient Care Expansion Comes Under Scrutiny

Even the most ardent proponents of outpatient care say its pace of growth may slow, depending on a community's need for integrated care and specific demand for multidisciplinary approaches. >>>

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SOTU Light on Healthcare, Industry Reacts

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:46:00 GMT

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January 25, 2012

SOTU Light on Healthcare, Industry Reacts

Margaret Dick Tocknell

In either a calculated dodge or a missed opportunity, President Obama's 2012 State of the Union address was light on references to healthcare reform. >>>

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FL Hospital Awaits Immediate Jeopardy Decision

Naples Community Hospital is waiting to hear from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services whether the hospital's immediate jeopardy status has been lifted. A survey in December identified deficiencies in three broad categories. >>>

In State-of-the-State Speeches, Governors Present Healthcare Priorities

A look at state-of the-state speeches reveals a mixed bag of priorities, including preserving Medicaid funding, establishing health insurance exchanges, supporting physician education, eliminating "pill mills," and fighting healthcare reform. >>>

CBO Report on Medicare Demos Draws Mixed Response

A Congressional Budget Office report critical of the Medicare fee-for-service demonstration projects in disease management, care coordination, and value-based payments says the agency's "evaluations show that most programs have not reduced Medicare spending." >>>

Future of Cost Shifting Depends on the Little Guy

I once thought that healthcare cost-shifting behavior would die a quick death as employers developed more sophisticated ways to value quality. I'm no longer so sure. >>>

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News Headlines

Senate watchdog targets high-prescribing Medicaid docs

ProPublica, January 25, 2012

Independent Payment Advisory Board exists in law, resides in limbo

Politico.com, January 25, 2012

Jackson Health System, UM headed toward 'a completely new relationship'

Miami Herald, January 25, 2012

Highmark to spend $500M on care network

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 25, 2012

Children's, Blue Cross deal curbs payments

The Boston Globe, January 24, 2012

More hospitals demand payment on the spot

NorthJersey.com, January 24, 2012

Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?

The Wall Street Journal, January 23, 2012

Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 20, 2012

Medicare Cuts Could Slash 278K Hospital Jobs, Warns AHA

HealthLeaders Media, January 20, 2012

Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Averts Medicare Defunding

HealthLeaders Media, January 20, 2012

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Impact Analysis Report—The Next Phase of Cost Control

This third report in a series of four from the inaugural HealthLeaders Media CFO Exchange provides insight on cost containment from leaders at Banner Health, Wellmont Health System, Parkland Health & Hospital System, Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services, and Trinity Regional Health System. Eighteen percent cite "no culture of being cost-conscious" as their greatest organizational challenge to cost reduction. >>>

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January 18, 2012

Eliminating Individual Mandate Would Come With Strings

Margaret Dick Tocknell

A report by the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation analyzes, under four scenarios, what the loss of the individual mandate could mean for health insurance premiums, coverage, and uncompensated care. >>>

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Thomson Reuters IDs 15 Top Health Systems

The company's fourth annual study reviewed clinical outcomes at more than 300 health systems and picked the leaders based on a composite score of eight measures of quality, patient perception of care, and efficiency. >>>

Trustmark's Premium Hikes 'Excessive,' Says HHS

Federal health officials are using their powers to keep health premium increases low by declaring that Trustmark Life Insurance Company's premium hikes are "excessive" and "unreasonable." >>>

20% of Healthcare Dollars Spent on 1% of Population

The top 5% of the U.S. population, which accounts for half of all healthcare expenditures, may yield the biggest opportunity for realizing savings, suggests a report from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. >>>

Medicare Advantage Plans with Fitness Benefits Snag Healthier Enrollees

Wellness benefits are seen as a way to reduce healthcare costs, but at least one critic says policymakers are uncomfortable with the notion that health plans are able to compete on the ability to cherry-pick the healthiest enrollees. >>>

News Headlines

Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts

The Hill, January 18, 2012

Confusion about tiered health plans

WBUR.org, January 18, 2012

HMA responds to fraud allegations

The City Wire, January 18, 2012

CO high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice U.S. average

Denver Post, January 17, 2012

Opinion: MD’s Cohen saved billions, showed health regulation can work

The Baltimore Sun, January 17, 2012

The sleep apnea business is booming, and insurers aren’t happy

NPR, January 17, 2012

Medicare shortchanges hospitals on stroke therapy

Reuters, January 17, 2012

The race to build more federally funded health centers in NJ

NJSpotlight.com, January 13, 2012

New health insurers add Western PA clients with caution

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, January 13, 2012

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