A Centers for Disease Control survey finds that high-deductible plans may create financial barriers to care for some enrollees. Duh.
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Mitchell International, which offers cost management services to workers' compensation funds and employers, has acquired UniMed Direct, which sells physician peer-review services.
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170606/NEWS08/912313793/Claims-manager-Mitchell-International-buys-managed-care-software-UniMed?utm_campaign=BI20170607WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaignA Robert Wood Johnson report contains misleading claims that the federal reform law helped reduce health spending.
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Willis Towers Watson gives us insights from a survey of employers on their health benefit practices and intentions.
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Research published in the journal Medical Care suggests that a hospital participating in quality improvement efforts doesn't have lower care costs than hospitals that don't.
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