(Reuters)—Anthem Inc. said on Friday it would buy Cigna Corp. in a deal valued at $54.2 billion, creating the largest U.S. health insurer by membership. The deal—the biggest ever in the health insurance industry—comes three weeks after Aetna Inc agreed to buy Humana Inc for $37 billion and is part of an industry-wide consolidation following…
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U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. Supreme Court preserved President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare law on Thursday, upholding crucial tax subsidies while turning aside a conservative legal challenge that could have doomed the law. “After more than 50 votes in Congress to repeal or weaken this law, after a presidential election based in part on preserving or repealing…
Health Data Breaches on the Rise
Large-scale health data breaches reported by doctors and health plans have been rising steadily, a new report shows. From 2010 to 2013, nearly 1000 large breaches affected more than 29 million individual health records, and more than half resulted from theft or loss of laptops, thumb drives and paper records, according to researchers with access…
Can DIY Medicine Tame Rampaging Healthcare Costs?
High health insurance deductibles, physician charges, medication expenses spur patients to seek less costly lab testing, surgical procedures, prescription drugs
What the Healthcare System Can Learn from the World of Bees
Bees’ natural instinct to promote health of whole colony could inspire healthcare professionals to work together toward common good
Rheumatologists May Not Benefit from Hike in Healthcare Spending
Experts predict specialists treating chronic conditions may become cost-cutting targets
Patient Access to Electronic Health Records Yields Unexpected Results
Physicians find patients’ interaction with their digitized records can improve engagement, outcomes
Avoid Data Breaches, HIPAA Violations When Posting Patients’ Protected Health Information Online
Learn how to de-identify patient information before sharing it over social media or by other means
Healthcare Market Payment Shift Makes Patient Co-Pays More Important
Physicians will need to enforce stricter policies, procedures to collect patient co-payments, deductibles
Update on Healthcare Reform in 2014 under the Affordable Care Act
The American College of Rheumatology continues to monitor healthcare system changes under the ACA; educate rheumatologists, rheumatology health professionals
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