Policy and Legislation
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) are giving payers, providers and vendors a bit of a break. It has instituted a 90-day grace period for HIPAA 5010. January 1, 2012 is still the compliance date, but CMS said it will not "initiate enforcement action" on that compliance before March 31, 2012.
It's official. The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to decide the constitutionality of President Obama's Affordable Care Act. The justices made their announcement in a brief order Monday morning. We asked our Healthcare Finance News Twitter followers their thoughts on the appeal. Here is a recap.
The cost of health insurance is outstripping income growth in all 50 states says a new report released today by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced Tuesday that the Obama administration has decreased improper payments by $17.6 billion dollars in 2011.
Cancer is expensive — the American Cancer Society estimates that the 2010 total cost of cancer in the U.S. soared to $263.8 billion. These costs can drive people to financial ruin.
PwC's Health Research Institute has predicted the top 10 issues facing healthcare in 2012. Insurance exchanges, consumer trepidation, drug shortages and the need for organizations to prove value promise to be among the hallmarks of a 'seminal' year.
The American Medical Association (AMA) on Tuesday said that its delegates are working to stop implementation of ICD-10.
I’m pleased to learn that the super committee is seriously contemplating having higher income senior citizens pay more for their Medicare coverage.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the Health Care Innovation Challenge, which will award $1 billion in grants in March to test inventive and compelling methods to deliver high quality medical care at lower costs to individuals enrolled in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
The Supreme Court announced Monday that it will hear arguments in a case challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.