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Anthem Blue Cross has announced a deal with ApolloMed to provide hospitalist services at 24 acute care hospitals in the Los Angeles area for members enrolled in its Medi-Cal state sponsored business lines.
The Patient Advocate Foundation served nearly 83,000 patients seeking help with access to care issues in 2010, an increase of 49.8 percent from 2009. Of that number, two-thirds reported debt crisis issues related to direct medical expenses or other cost-of-living expenses.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have little net effect on overall employment but should provide a modest boost in healthcare sector employment, according to the Urban Institute.
After serving in Vietnam, David Greer, MD, returned to his hometown of Henrietta, Texas, 100 miles northwest of Fort Worth, and opened a small solo family practice.
The American Medical Association has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services detailing the federal regulations that physicians consider most onerous and offering suggestions on how to improve them.
There is one small part of the Affordable Care Act that both Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: A repeal of a provision that requires small businesses, including physicians, to file an IRS 1099 form for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.
Those keeping watch over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program say the audits haven’t been as bad as was originally feared.
What a year it has been for the Accountable Care Act.
In commemoration of the law's first birthday on March 23, here's a glimpse of the year in quotes.
Hospitals are falling short of the Joint Commission's language access requirements for patients with limited English, according to a new report.
Two Pennsylvania Congressmen – from opposite sides of the aisle – have filed a bill seeking to eliminate a competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment that has frustrated providers and consumers.