Policy and Legislation
Nearly half of healthcare professionals participating in Beacon Partners' 2011 Healthcare Reform Study think repealing healthcare reform will negatively impact patient care.
A federal appeals court decision that supports clarifications to the term "creditor" under the red flags rule has prompted the American Medical Association to drop a similar suit against the Federal Trade Commission.
The American Medical Association is calling on the business community to help fight administrative waste in healthcare. A root cause of the $200 billion-a-year problem, says AMA President Cecil B. Wilson, MD, is lack of standardization.
An estimated 60% of American bankruptcies result from overwhelming medical costs. My uncle's tale illuminates the dual tragedy of suffering catastrophic illness and being uninsured.
The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General wants the federal government to look more closely at the use of Medicare Part D rebates, according to a new report.
Less than six weeks after announcing plans to explore a merger, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare and Tufts Health Plan announced they will not pursue the idea any further.
More than $1.3 billion in tobacco settlement funds have been diverted over the past six years from Pennsylvania's adultBasic health insurance program and other health programs to other uses, said state Auditor General Jack Wagner.
The National Quality Forum has endorsed 21 measures to be used in caring for long-term residents and short-term patients at nursing homes. These measures will be used in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Nursing Home Compare, an online database used by consumers to compare more than 17,000 nursing homes nationwide.
Florida Judge Roger Vinson has granted a stay to his Jan. 31 ruling that called for halting the Affordable Care Act, pending the Obama Administration's "anticipated" appeal within seven days.
The Joint Commission is considering a new primary care home designation as an add-on to its ambulatory care accreditation program and is soliciting input on the additional requirements.