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The possibility of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services delaying ICD-10 sure did cause a ruckus on Tuesday. What began as CMS acting administrator Marilyn Tavenner telling attendees at an AMA meeting that CMS will re-examine the pace of ICD-10 implementation, turned into reports of the agency "signaling" a delay with plenty of physicians stating their support on the record.
The main factors contributing to regional differences in private healthcare spending are health status and hospital prices, says a new report released today from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) for the nonpartisan, nonprofit National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).
The efforts to curtail healthcare fraud have returned $4.1 billion to U.S. taxpayers in 2011, says a new report from the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Justice.
Missouri is among the most staunchly opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); the individual mandate specifically.
Government Health IT Editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Alden Wolfe, vice chair of the Rockland County, N.Y. Legislature about healthcare in local politics.
In its first full year of contracting with Teladoc for telehealth services, Rent-A-Center reported savings of more than $700,000 in healthcare expenses and lost productivity.
Will CMS postpone the ICD-10 deadline? According to Marilyn Tavenner, acting CMS Administrator, it's possible.
In a deal that aims to create a technology company focused on providing real-time data to doctors from both medical records and private payers, Lumeris and payers Highmark Inc., Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Independence Blue Cross announced they will acquire NaviNet for an undisclosed price.
The fiscal year 2013 U.S. Health and Human Services budget strives to make wise investments while being fiscally responsible, HHS officials said yesterday during a live web broadcast announcing its budget proposal.
MEDfx Corporation and Community Health Alliance, Inc., a Richmond, Va.-based not-for-profit organization, have announced a partnership to create a Virginia statewide health information exchange (HIE).