Carbon went out of Anthem Blue Cross’ network March 17 after not coming to an agreement on reimbursement. The company took the dispute public in an April 29 blog post declaring the rate Anthem pays its providers as not a livable wage. These kinds of disputes between payers and providers happen frequently, though they're usually not as public, one expert said.
TytoCare's TytoHome product will be offered online through BestBuy.com and brick-and-mortar stores in Minnesota. Availability is also coming soon to locations in California, North Dakota and South Dakota.
The settlement stems from a cybersecurity attack in 2015 that revealed the personal health information of nearly 79 million people in the single largest healthcare data breach in U.S. history.
The company recently signed deals with venture-backed health insurance startup Oscar Health and Anthem Blue Cross to integrate their benefit plan options onto the EaseCentral platform.
The state said it identified 245 grievance-system violations during this latest investigation of consumer complaints at Anthem from 2013 to 2016.
On the heels of the massive hack at Anthem, insurers across the country are stepping up efforts to protect patient and consumer data, while online security experts pointed out that Anthem failed to encrypt its data. At the same time, fundamental ideas on data storage and protection, including the use of Social Security numbers as […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Hill Physicians Medical Group, which has 3,800 physician providers, has joined Anthem Blue Cross‘s ACO network in California as part of an effort by both organizations to reduce costs through the increased use of PPOs. Anthem’s ACO specifically targets members with two or more chronic conditions to help them better maintain overall health through care […]
Anthem Blue Cross has partnered with seven major hospital systems in Southern California to establish a new HMO, bringing together otherwise fierce competitors into an integrated health system that, by most accounts, is the first of its kind in the nation. The new organization, called Anthem Blue Cross Vivity, will spread financial risk across the […]
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield of California announced the formation of the The California Integrated Data Exchange, an $80 million, three-year effort that seeks to share information of some 9 million patients among the state’s top payers and providers in an attempt to bring down healthcare costs and improve outcomes. The two insurers, along […]
California insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross misled “millions of enrollees” about whether their doctors and hospitals were participating in its new plans, and failed to disclose that many policies wouldn’t cover care outside its approved network, according to a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday. As a result, many consumers have been left on the hook […]
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
