Improving the ACA's insurance coverage provisions will improve patient care
The American College of Physicians (ACP) published a paper today in the Annals of Internal Medicine that examines ways to improve the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Learn more.
Grand jury: State's Medicaid program vulnerable to fraud
Loopholes in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program have left it vulnerable to tens of thousands of dollars in fraud, a statewide grand jury investigating the system has found. Learn more.
Pa. Supreme Court Takes UPMC-Highmark Insurance Case
Pennsylvania’s highest court will resolve whether a business relationship between two major health care providers will expire as scheduled at the end of June. Learn more.
UPMC says Highmark is to blame for spurring confusion, prompting prepay rule
Highmark, not UPMC, is to blame for hindering access to health care, spurring confusion among seniors and forcing tens of thousands of Western Pennsylvania patients to choose sides or pay a hefty cost to keep their doctors and hospitals, UPMC’s attorneys argued Monday in court. Learn more.
Highmark’s IT company axes 132 positions in Pittsburgh
Highmark’s IT company “continues to be on a growth path” in spite of eliminating 239 positions across Pennsylvania and Delaware, including 132 jobs in Pittsburgh, Highmark officials said Friday. Learn more.
Health-care stocks plunge as uncertainty rises on Obamacare, Congress threatens action on drug prices
Health-care stocks were poised to end the week in the red Friday after lawmakers on Capitol Hill threatened to write new laws tightening control over the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit mangers to curb skyrocketing drug costs. Learn more.
Pennsylvania House passes bill for full Lyme disease coverage
The Pennsylvania legislature has moved legislation that would require health insurers to cover long-term treatments for Lyme disease. Learn more.
Insurers' denials of opioid coverage spurs CDC to clarify guidelines
People with severe pain from cancer or sickle cell anemia should not be denied coverage for opioid painkillers, a new clarification on federal guidelines states. Learn more.
URL's 2020 President's Club
Check your rank! Starting April 1st you can check your first quarter rankings to see if you’re on track to join us at Hotel Bennett in charming and historic Charleston, SC. Check your rank.
4/23 CPAHU Enhanced Reimbursement Strategies for Self-Funded Benefit Plans
Join us as Rodger Bayne from Benefit Indemnity Corporation presents a 2CE course titled "Enhanced Reimbursement Strategies for Self-Funded Benefit Plans". Cost is $10 for NAHU Members and $20 for Non-NAHU Members. Learn more.
7/17 CPAHU Sales Summit at The Hollywood Casino
Presentation by Andy Neary "What's Your Story?", Financial Wellness CE Presented by MetLife, Presentation by Gina Dano "Dynamic Meeting Preparation". Learn more.
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Aries Health Care Reform Webinar
The last monthly Aries Health Care Reform Webinar will be held on Thursday, May 9th. For your most up-to-date legislative and product news, keep watching for our enhanced Legislative Corner in our Health Care Reform Newsletter every Thursday.
