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Coding experts say doctors and hospitals that don't prepare now for the upcoming federal crackdown on Medicare billing could face six-figure bills, referrals to fraud enforcers and possible jail time....
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill intended to delay a series of cuts to the Medicaid program.The Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 wou...
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said HHS has no intention of slacking off in its efforts to drive transparency into the U.S. healthcare system during the winding down...
HealthEdge, a software company that develops and markets technology for healthcare payers, has received $13 million in venture capital. Company officials say they will use the money to improve their p...
The American Medical Association will enforce the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association settlement of a national class action lawsuit as a signatory medical society to the agreement.The sett...
A company that owns medical properties throughout the country says it's expanding to seek venture capital and partnership opportunities with physician groups.Executives of the Montecito Medic...
Nine out of 10 healthcare opinion leaders think fundamental change is required to achieve gains in quality and efficiency of care in the United States, according to the most recent Commonwealth Fund/M...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday released a proposed rule for the prospective payment system governing inpatient rehabilitation facilities, seeking to address criticism of th...
The Microsoft Corporation is providing a boost to genomic research with six research grants.Microsoft Research, an outgrowth of Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, announced the six grants throug...
A farm bill currently being mulled in Congress has prompted healthcare-related disturbances on both sides of the aisle. Provisions in the legislation have the American Medical Association and...