Highmark signs deal for self-service check-in technology

Highmark has signed a partnership agreement with PatientPoint, which provides self-service and revenue cycle management applications.  Read Story

U.S. House’s wave of budget cuts includes Obama’s health reform funding

The U.S. House of Representatives, controlled by Republicans, voted to cut all funding for federal health reform as part of its $61 billion federal budget trimming for this year.  Read Story

Six states, consortium to build models for online health exchanges

Seven states will receive a total of about $241 million from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to design and implement online health care exchanges.  Read Story

N.C. police detective accused of insurance fraud, obstructing justice

A North Carolina town police detective has been indicted in connection with an alleged false insurance claim reported to North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Group last year.  Read Story

N.Y. insurance agents to plot response to health reform March 11

A meeting involving several insurance trade groups in New York March 11 will seek to develop a unified response to federal health reform and the role agents will play in the state.  Read Story

Malloy’s pick for Conn. insurance commissioner called ‘fast and loose’

Thomas B. Leonardi, a financier who advises the insurance industry tapped to serve as Connecticut insurance commissioner, was described by a state judge as “fast and loose” with a state fund he established to boost industry jobs in the state.  Read Story

Capital I Day 2011 planned for March 18 in D.C. area

The annual Capital I Day, an opportunity to obtain continuing education credits and for networking, is scheduled for March 18 at the Hilton Hotel in Rockville, Md.  Read Story

Pa. insurance agency shut down for allegedly misappropriating premiums

A Pittsburgh-based insurance agency was shut down by Pennsylvania insurance regulators for allegedly misappropriating $1 million premiums in what appears to be a pattern over a two-year period.  Read Story

States steady or improve eligibility, enrollment for Medicaid, CHIP

Almost all states “held steady” or made targeted improvements in their eligibility and enrollment rules in 2010 despite the recession, a new survey shows.  Read Story

Va. man qualifies for sales incentives by misappropriating funds

A Herndon, Va., man was barred by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) after he misappropriated more than $8,500 in customers’ funds to qualify for a sales incentive program.  Read Story