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Financial
Aclarion Hits Another Key Milestone by Adding Vitality – Third Major Payer to Cover Nociscan in Greater UK
Vitality is a top 4 Provider of Private Medical Insurance in the UK. Aclarion now has Payer Coverage From 3…
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Regulatory
Former Georgia insurance commissioner sentenced to 3.5 years in prison
John Oxendine was sentenced for conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud in connection with unnecessary lab testing. July, 16, 2024 –…
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Financial
Aclarion Achieves Milestone With Key Second Payer Coverage of Nociscan by Aviva Throughout Greater London, UK
Aviva is a Top 4 Provider of Private Medical Insurance in the UK By Joining AXA, Approximately 45% of Patients…
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Spine
Aetna® Updates Disc Replacement Guidelines; All Major Payors Now Cover Centinel Spine’s Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
Updated medical necessity guidelines by Aetna® now cover one-level Lumbar Total Disc Replacement (TDR).Aetna is one of the largest commercial…
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Financial
UnitedHealthcare looks to retroactively deny emergency room claims
The policy is an attempt to curb healthcare costs, but some providers are worried it could lead to lower reimbursement.…
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Extremities
NFL Retirees’ Coverage: Now Man-to-Man, Head-to-Toe, and Coast-to-Coast
Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed. There is “man-to-man” coverage on the field and now, with the help of 12 of the…
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Financial
California surgery center owner, companion allegedly defrauded $51M+ from insurance companies
July 2, 2020 / Eric Oliver Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Wellness Wave surgical center owner Randy Rosen, MD, and his companion…
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COVID-19
Insurers should prepare for ‘volatile’ individual market due to COVID-19 pandemic: study
June 11, 2020 / by Robert King The individual market next year is likely to be volatile due to the COVID-19…
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Financial
Amid Pandemic, UnitedHealth Group Offers $1.5 Billion In Premium Credits To Enrollees
May 7, 2020 / Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest health insurer, is providing premium rebates and…
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COVID-19
Cigna Expects Headwinds As Coronavirus Hits Employer Health Benefits
April 30, 2020 / Bruce Japsen, Senior Contributor Cigna is expecting “headwinds” in its commercial health insurance business as employer…
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OSN Premium
Need Spine Surgery? Ask a Gynecologist, Say Insurers
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., January 23, 2020 One spine surgeon is greatly troubled by the current reimbursement melee. And…
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Hospitals
Amazon Employees Now Have Virtual Health Clinic
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., October 4, 2019 If a Seattle-based Amazon employee has a rash or a mysterious fever,…
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Hospitals
House committee throws spotlight on prior authorization burden
September 11, 2019 / Shelby Livingston and Susannah Luthi Physician associations on Wednesday called on U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers…
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Financial
LDR fights insurance companies for reimbursement of spinal disc implant
By VARUN SAXENA – June 13, 2016 Spinal implant specialist LDR has been held back by patchy insurance company reimbursement…
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Spine
Study: Insurance restrictions on lumbar fusions push procedure volumes down
JUNE 9, 2016 BY MARK HOLLMER An insurance policy limit on lumbar fusion procedures helped slash costs and medically…
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