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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:56 pm | March 26, 2011
More than 100 nursing homes in New York are suing the state for Medicaid reimbursements that haven't been updated as required by a 2006 law. The lawsuit alleges the state has not "re-based" payment calculations that would use more recent cost data to make reimbursement calculations.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 05:11 pm | March 25, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will make changes in April to its Nursing Home Compare website, an online database used by consumers to compare nursing homes nationwide.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:47 am | March 25, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services plans to develop a health insurance assistance database to keep track of consumer questions about the health reform law.
By Chris Anderson | 11:43 am | March 25, 2011
An Employee Benefits Research Institute survey indicates employer contributions to account-based health plans declined for the second year in a row in 2010.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:41 am | March 25, 2011
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced $37,570,328.55 disbursed under the Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive Programs so far this year.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:34 am | March 25, 2011
Insight Health Services, a provider of fixed-site and mobile diagnostic imaging services, emerged from Chapter 11 restructuring this week.
By Richard Pizzi | 02:06 am | March 25, 2011
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased minimally from January 2011 to February 2011, rising 0.1 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Richard Pizzi | 01:06 am | March 25, 2011
Avanti Hospitals has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Coast Plaza Hospital in Norwalk, Calif., which would be the company's fourth hospital in Los Angeles County.
By Diana Manos | 11:55 am | March 24, 2011
Consumers are spending $363 billion more on healthcare than has been reported in official government accounts, according to a new report by Deloitte. This totals 14.7 percent more, Deloitte's researchers said.
By Chris Anderson | 11:45 am | March 24, 2011
A release of preliminary results by CIGNA from two accountable care pilot projects shows both are achieving lowered growth in healthcare costs while also improving quality of care.