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According to new data released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Monday, the U.S. government has paid nearly $2.3 billion through July in incentives to close the coverage gap in 2015.
The Adventist Health System has agreed to pay $115 million to settle allegations that it paid physicians for patient referrals and that it filed claims with codes that made conditions seem more severe, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
A new consumer website unveiled Monday by the California Department of Insurance hopes to help Californians better shop for health care based on both quality and price.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has closed its cardiothoracic intensive care unit after at least one patient was confirmed to have developed a fungal infection as a result of mold being found in the unit.
Medicare Advantage premiums will fall by 31 cents in 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said on Monday amid surging enrollment to the privately managed program.
Foundations focuses on treating adults who suffer both from drug addiction and mental health disorders. It will serve as the substance abuse treatment division of Universal.
Continuum Health Partners, which merged with the Mt. Sinai Health System in 2103, is accused of improperly retaining Medicaid overpayments in a 2011 whistleblower case in which the Department of Justice intervened.
In North Carolina, Brookdale Home Health Charlotte was one of just two agencies out of more than 170 in the state to earn five stars.
A detailed analysis of anesthesiologists younger than 36 who worked in group practices found wage disparities existed in 2012, even when taking into account age, experience, hours worked and type of employer.
AMA sends letters Thursday to Secretary of Health and Human Services Sylvia Burwell and Office of Management and Budget Director Shaun Donovan.