Fred Bazzoli
A state noted for a difficult financial environment for hospitals is promising to give facilities some cushion, but the assistance will come with some tradeoffs.New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine la...
Medicare is doing a poor job in screening suppliers of durable medical equipment, after failing a recent test to identify two fake suppliers set up as a test by a government agency.In a test...
The Los Angeles city attorney and federal officials have filed charges against three hospitals, their executives and several others, charging that they recruited homeless individuals to receive unnece...
The lack of health insurance is preventing more than 11 million Americans from receiving care for chronic illnesses, according to results of a study released yesterday.An article publis...
Medicare plans to increase the pressure on hospitals to improve quality, and hopes that state Medicaid programs will jump on board as well.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...
The Medical Banking Project and the Automotive Industry Action Group are renewing commitments to work together on a variety of projects intended to involve banks in the healthcare industry.Th...
A federal judge has approved a $255 million settlement against Health Net Inc. and several regional subsidiaries to settle three class action suits charging that it improperly reimbursed members for c...
A new bill seeks to support the use of patients' homes and community-based services as care sites, potentially providing several different financing incentives to the healthcare system.Sens....
THE CENTERS for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released a massive proposed rule to update its approach for paying for hospital outpatient and ambulatory surgery center services.Under the r...
NEW YORK – Pending legislation in New York is raising concerns among hospital organizations, some of which fear the laws may increase hospitals’ liability for the expenses of duplicating m...