Policy and Legislation
Healthcare industry watchers are bracing for cuts to government sponsored healthcare programs once the so-called “Super Committee” begins working on ways to slash another $1.5 trillion from the budget over the next ten years.
A ruling made by the California Supreme Court in June may be binding only in that state but it has implications for doctors across the country.
It's been a GOP festival this week. With the Republican presidential debates in full swing Monday through Friday, the six leading contenders must now put forth their healthcare reform plans.
Like other industry sectors, healthcare will reduce costs by driving quality as it rolls out ACOs and other health reform components, says CMS chief Donald Berwick.
Increased consolidation of health plans could benefit consumers by helping to drive hospital costs lower, according to a new study by RAND Corp.
I am very impressed that the federal government is willing to experiment with a variety of types of bundled payment models to determine what will work best and what makes sense for different parts of the country.
Charges were filed Wednesday against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $295 million in false billing, announced Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services Inc. (JJ&R), a provider of billing services for physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers, has agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare and Louisiana's Medicaid program.
The Department of Health & Human Services announced Friday that rural health networks across the nation will receive more than $11.9 million to support their adoption of Health Information Technology (HIT) and certified Electronic Health Records (EHRs).
California Assemblyman Mike Feuer (D-Los Angeles) pulled his insurance rate regulation bill, AB 52, on Wednesday before a state Senate vote stating there were not enough Democratic Senators lined up to pass the measure.