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CMS will host a teleconference open door forum on Jan. 5 for physician-based and rural accountable care organizations (ACOs) that plan on participating in the Shared Savings Program.
The National Labor Relations Board issued a new rule last week that it says reduces unnecessary litigation and delays related to election procedures. Opponents, including those in the healthcare industry, argue the new rule speeds up union organizing efforts and restricts employers.
As drug shortages become more frequent and severe, providers are feeling the financial impact of the higher-priced alternatives and the personnel hours required to deal with the escalating problem.
The organization developing Maryland's health insurance exchange delivered recommendations to the governor and state legislature to support its operations, bringing the state another step closer to one-stop shopping for health coverage in 2014.
The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General (OIG), has identified 20 portable X-ray suppliers with "questionable billing patterns," according to a report issued Tuesday.
Current efforts to increase the number of primary care physicians in this country may not be enough to quickly increase the supply of practitioners according to a new policy analysis from the National Institute for Health Care Reform (NIHCR).
The American Telemedicine Association (ATA) has developed a legislative proposal to expand the use of telemedicine for Medicaid enrollees with high-risk pregnancies and neonatal care needs. The ATA says it could save Medicare $186 million over the next 10 years.
A new study published last week in the journal Pediatrics showed that children without special healthcare needs who received care in a medical home model had fewer visits to their physicians, had lower rates of emergency room use and exhibited healthier behaviors than those in other care models.
Even though the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken steps to curtail fraud and abuse from Medicare suppliers of durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies (DMEPOS), it needs to do more says a recently released report from the Office of Inspector General.
A recent market survey of payers by healthcare software provider HealthEdge shows that the majority of payers are planning to support new payment and healthcare models in the next three years.