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By Kaiser Health News | 04:34 pm | March 08, 2016
Retail clinics, long seen as an antidote to more expensive doctor offices and emergency rooms, may actually boost medical spending by leading consumers to get more care, a new study shows.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:17 pm | March 08, 2016
The state of Vermont announced it has reduced the amount it pays the University of Vermont Medical Center, as well as six other hospitals, to treat Medicaid patients.
By Kaiser Health News | 02:17 pm | March 08, 2016
Health plans earning at least four stars qualify for federal bonus payments. Those that don't, lose out.
By Susan Morse | 01:24 pm | March 08, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has levied a $3.1 million penalty against Humana, the single largest imposed against 129 organizations found in violation of Medicare Advantage and prescription drug plans in a 2015 audit.
By Mike Miliard | 12:33 pm | March 08, 2016
Medical practices spend an average of 785 hours per physician and $15.4 billion annually reporting quality measures to Medicare, Medicaid and private insurers, according to a new report in Health Affairs.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:32 am | March 08, 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Mitt Romney ran down the list of Presidential candidates and suggested ways each might change healthcare as president.
By Susan Morse | 10:58 am | March 08, 2016
The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating Universal Health Systems of Pennsylvania and certain affiliated behavioral health centers for alleged billing fraud, Universal reported in a Feb. 25 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:21 am | March 08, 2016
A recent analysis by the Health Care Cost Institute has found that less than 7 percent of total healthcare spending in 2011 was paid by consumers for what it called "shoppable" services.
By Susan Morse | 03:25 am | March 08, 2016
LAS VEGAS - The Staten Island Performing Provider System is running into all of the challenges inherent in implementing a value-based model for Medicaid payment reform in New York State.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:12 am | March 08, 2016
LAS VEGAS -- Technological innovation is used often in healthcare to improve patient outcomes, but when it comes to children, aggregating data at the individual and population level is critical, said Stephen Quirk, CEO of Youth Emergency Services and Shelter in Des Moines, Iowa, and Larry Seltzer, general manager and senior director of Netsmart, in a presentation at HIMSS16 on Wednesday.