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Insurers see slow uptick in medical utilization
As insurers continue to determine medical utilization patterns, hoping that patients will start seeking more care, their first-quarter earnings show there may be a slow uptick in use.
Humana to pay $45M to settle contract violation lawsuit
About 300 hospitals accused Humana Military Healthcare Services of violating reimbursement agreements for non-surgical outpatient services.
Humana's ACO, medical home projects yield positive results
Humana has begun working with providers on several new, collaborative delivery system models that already have yielded successful results.
Insurers shift marketing budgets toward individual consumers
Five of the nation's largest health insurers spent a combined $366.8 million on advertising in 2011, an almost 52 percent increase from the year before.
Feds probe Humana on claims, doc loans
Humana is the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department regarding its coding of medical claims and loans to physicians in South Florida. Humana disclosed in a recent regulatory
Higher spending drops Humana's Q1 profits by 21%
Humana's first quarter profits fell 21 percent compared to its first quarter last year, due to higher claims and spending on its growing Medicare Advantage business, according to The Wall Street
Humana refunds $600K for claims processing errors
Humana has agreed to refund more than $600,000 to Missouri providers as part of a settlement with the state insurance department that found the insurer improperly collected claims payments, the state
Social gaming could help improve member wellness
As insurers have focused on improving their members' overall health and wellness, they've gradually been incorporating an innovative approach to achieve that goal--social gaming. Insurers have been
Insurers embracing telehealth
As remote health becomes more popular, payers have been launching telehealth and remote monitoring programs. Highmark has launched one such pilot program, offering virtual physician visits for its
Humana tests online chronic disease self-management program
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Humana Cares, the disease management division of Humana, have partnered in a pilot of Stanford University's online Chronic Disease Self-Management Program .
