Blue Cross of Idaho’s new plans don’t comply with ACA rules. What will HHS Secretary Alex Azar do about it?
Will Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar use his authority to compel Idaho to follow the ACA and reject the Blues plans?
Focusing on consumerization of healthcare billing, VisitPay closes $15M Series A
The 60-person company plans to use the funding to double in size and build a marketing strategy and support product development, said Kent Ivanoff, VisitPay CEO and cofounder, in a phone interview.
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When Investment Rhymes with Canada
Canada has a proud history of achievement in the areas of science and technology, and the field of biomanufacturing and life sciences is no exception.
Idaho’s Saint Alphonsus ties telemedicine to EHR
In a telemedicine pilot launched last month. physicians treating remote patients have access to each patient's existing record. They document each encounter in the EHR, then can send summaries to the patient's regular doctor.
Idaho antitrust case unintentionally highlights information blocking
A year and a half ago, a federal judge invalidated the purchase of Nampa, Idaho-based Saltzer Medical Group by St. Luke’s Health System in nearby Boise, on antitrust grounds. A new review of documents from that case by the Idaho Statesman newspaper revealed a fine example of what Congress and the Department of Health and Human Services have dubbed "information blocking":
Teladoc IPO priced above previous range, then shares soar (updated)
Telemedicine service provider Teladoc priced its IPO Tuesday night at $19, well above the previously announced range of $15-$17, then shares soared Wednesday morning.
Open enrollment, take two: What to watch for
Open enrollment kicks off tomorrow for individuals and businesses looking to purchase health insurance, and with the healthcare landscape more politicized than ever, there will be plenty to watch for. Federal officials significantly downsized expectations this year, after a tumultuous, bitterly partisan but ultimately successful start to last year’s inaugural season under Obamacare that enrolled […]
Wow of the Week: Forget counting steps – this guy’s walking 5,000 miles at work this year
Kirklyn Smith puts the Proclaimers to shame… he’s already walked 500 miles, and he’s gonna walk 4,500 more. The Boise, Idaho office manager has a treadmill built into his desk – a contraption called a TrekDesk – and has a goal to walk 5,000 miles at work in a year. He has launched a website that […]
Don’t look for a bunch of new state insurance exchanges for 2015 enrollment
Only two of the 36 states that relied on the federal insurance exchange this year -- Idaho and New Mexico -- plan to set up their own online marketplaces in time for the next open enrollment beginning Nov. 15. Both those states had moved to run thei...
Red state Idaho embraces Obamacare insurance exchange — reluctantly
EAGLE, Idaho — On Election Night, Bill McCarrel Jr. watched teary-eyed residents crowd into his historic bar, The Gathering Place, after President Barack Obama won a second term. His customers worried aloud about losing access to their guns and h...
Here are the 10 states under the gun to do something on online insurance markets
With a federal deadline looming Friday, 10 states remain undecided about whether to build state-based online insurance markets designed to help millions of people buy health coverage starting next October. Still wrestling with the decision are Idaho...
A Deep-dive Into Specialty Pharma
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.