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The Ohio Association of Medical Equipment Services says current competitive bidding has produced "suicide bids" that reduce reimbursement rates so much they will likely put many medical equipment providers out of business.
For every 100 physicians, there are 95 medical liability claims filed against them, according to the American Medical Association.
Capital BlueCross recently launched an online educational tool for its members, designed to aid them in comparing costs of procedures, quality of care and overall satisfaction with specific providers. Named MyCare Advisor, the online suite of tools provides members with estimated total cost information for 57 of the most common elective services provided by hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers.
In a new twist in the ongoing battle over the right of the federal government to mandate health insurance, a Virginia District Court has said it needs more time to decide whether Virginia should be allowed to move forward with challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
Increased demand for in vitro diagnostics testing, new technologies and emerging markets have trumped the economic downturn, according to the newly released seventh edition of Kalorama Information's biennial report.
Empire BlueCross BlueShield has significantly expanded its HMO and PPO/EPO & Indemnity Reference Laboratory Networks.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services late last week issued a hospital inpatient and long-term care prospective payment system final rule for fiscal year 2011 that would decrease average inpatient payments by 0.4 percent.
The first for-profit insurance company approved to offer government-subsidized coverage under Massachusetts' health reform has dangerously restricted access to primary care, according to a new report.
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services is reporting that fiscal 2009 key median ratios for U.S. stand-alone hospitals show improvement in operating metrics compared with 2008 ratios.
Thirty million women will benefit from the new health reform law over the next decade, either through new or strengthened insurance coverage, according to a Commonwealth Fund study.