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The Department of Health and Human Services has launched the Federally Qualified Health Center Advanced Primary Care Practice demonstration project, an Affordable Care Act initiative that will pay an estimated $42 million over three years to as many as 500 health centers to coordinate care for Medicare patients.
The U.S. healthcare sector continued to expand even as the rest of the economy struggled, with employment increasing in May by approximately 17,400 positions.
State policymakers have more options than they may realize under the Affordable Care Act in how they create health insurance exchanges, according to a new white paper from the National Academy of Social Insurance and the Georgetown University Health Policy Institute.
A bill introduced in the House of Representatives proposes to set minimum education and certification standards for technical personnel providing, planning and delivering medical imaging exams and radiation therapy treatments in the Medicare program.
Leaders of the Campaign for Better Care, a broad-based coalition of consumer organizations, have come out in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule for accountable care organizations, saying CMS is putting patients first.
Person Memorial Hospital, a rural North Carolina hospital, will be the second hospital to affiliate with Duke LifePoint Healthcare, a joint venture between the Duke University Health System and LifePoint Hospitals.
Leaders of the Campaign for Better Care (CBC), a broad-based coalition of consumer organizations, recently submitted comments on the proposed ACO rule, commending the federal government for putting patients first.
BancTec, a Dallas-based provider of business process outsourcing and transaction automation services, has been validated compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) by Trustwave, a provider of information security and compliance solutions.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it would no longer provide Medicaid reimbursements to hospitals and providers for injuries, illnesses or hospitalizations that could have been prevented. The announcement is in support of a provision within the Affordable Care Act that prohibits states from making payments to providers for "reasonably preventable" conditions.