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Nearly 8.7M consumers received $272 per month in health insurance tax credits
During the 2015 marketplace enrollment period ending Feb. 22, nearly 8.7 million consumers nationwide received an average tax credit of $272 per month to make their health insurance premiums more affordable, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
CMS opens up Medicare data to outside researchers
In order to spur innovation in health care the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will start allowing "innovators and entrepreneurs" to access data such as Medicare claims for research purposes.
Medicare data available to increase transparency on hospital, physician utilization
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has posted its third annual Medicare hospital utilization and payment data and its second annual release of the physician and other supplier utilization and payment data.
Highmark Inc.’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse measures save members millions
Highmark Inc. said Wednesday that its measures to combat fraud, waste and abuse saved the company $100 million in 2014 and will likely save it another $115 million this year.
PinnacleHealth West Shore Hospital receives NICHE designation
PinnacleHealth West Shore Hospital recently received designation as a NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders) hospital, placing it at the "forefront of elder care," according to a system news release.
Senate OKs bill requiring navigators to register with Insurance Department
The state Senate unanimously passed legislation Tuesday that would require individuals acting as health exchange assistors or "navigators" to register with the Department of Insurance and to pass a criminal background check.
Pa. applies to set up state-based marketplace in advance of court ruling
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has applied to the federal government to create a state-based health insurance marketplace. The marketplace would serve as a backstop in case a U.S.Supreme Court ruling strikes down subsidies for state residents enrolled through the federal marketplace.
WellSpan reports 15.5% revenue increase for Q3
York-based WellSpan Health reported a 15.5 percent increase in revenue for the quarter ending March 31, up to $1.2 billion from $1.04 billion in the same period last year, according to its quarterly financial disclosure report.
Highmark finalizes merger with Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania
Highmark Inc. has closed its merger with Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania after securing approval from the Pennsylvania Insurance Department.
Midstate doctors opting for concierge health care model
When Dr. Theresa Burick opened a concierge care medical practice in Hampden Township in 2008, there were only 500 such practices in the country.
Local insurers help sponsor two days of free dental care in Harrisburg
Hundreds of volunteers have transformed a section of the Pennsylvania Farm Show into a clinic offering free dental care, part of an effort to address what sponsors say is a critical need among the working poor.
