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WASHINGTON –The House and Senate are considering legislation to ease Medicaid enrollment documentation requirements put into place in July 2006. The requirements are intended to keep illegal imm...
Committee mulls cutting MA pay to block physician cut The Senate Finance Committee on Oct. 17 further discussed the possibility of curbing payments to insurers managing private Medi...
WASHINGTON – A U.S. Treasury Department regulation released in August has clarified tax provisions that allow employees to make contributions toward the cost of individual health plans and pay f...
Senate issues bill to block home health cuts Sens. Susan Collins (R-Me.) and Robert Casey (D-Pa.) have introduced legislation to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service...
WOODLAND HILLS, CA – Since Health Net of California launched its Optimizer HMO in May, four employer groups have signed on. Health Net is following a trend in California by i...
Here’s juicy reading for a Friday afternoon… I was perusing my e-mail in-box in mid-October when this catchy subject line caught my eye: “CHIP Compromise, Fact vs. Fiction....
BURLINGTON, MA – Ordering and analyzing medical images can be a time-consuming and expensive process for both the radiologist and the patient. Nuance Communications, developers of the Dictaphone...
Contributed By John McIlwain Many healthcare delivery organizations also conduct clinical research. In fact, this research has become a significant source of revenue f...
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in October that it will conduct a home health pay-for-performance (P4P) demonstration that will be a precursor to a permanent...
NEW YORK – As employers look to save on healthcare spending, they’re giving wellness programs serious consideration. However, even though they’re expanding offerings beyond tradition...