Policy and Legislation
The Internal Revenue Service is conducting a voluntary survey of randomly selected tax-exempt organizations to learn how to reduce the time and cost burden associated with preparing the 2010 Form 990 and related forms, schedules and worksheets.
The frequency of data breaches in healthcare have increased 32 percent in the past year and cost the industry an estimated $6.5 billion annually according to the second annual benchmarking study conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Wednesday operational details for the next stage in its competitive bidding program despite ongoing opposition from patient advocacy groups, economists and 145 members of Congress.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services has postponed a Dec. 6 conference call on the Fiscal Year 2013 Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is stepping up the country's fight against obesity by adding Medicare coverage for preventive services to help reduce the epidemic. The new benefit will cover screening for obesity and counseling for eligible beneficiaries.
More than half of states now are creating exchanges, and 13 have shown significant progress, according to the Department of Health and Human Services.
While much of the focus now is on Donald Berwick's replacement at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, some in the industry are reflecting on Berwick's departure and the larger issues it signifies: a political system that is too polarized to be effective.
The California Hospital Association last week petitioned a federal district court to grant a preliminary injunction against California's Medicaid program, called Medi-Cal, to prevent it from making 10 percent reimbursement cuts primarily affecting hospital-based skilled nursing facilities.
The Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) has been given a $9 million grant from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue combating Medicare fraud.
One of the country's largest drugmakers, Merck, will pay nearly $1 billion to settle criminal and civil charges related to its marketing of the painkiller Vioxx the Justice Department announced Tuesday.