Policy and Legislation
In an effort to reduce the number of improper payments under state Medicaid plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed new rules for Medicaid's Recovery Audit Contractor program.
Janet Estep is president and CEO of NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association, a not-for-profit trade association that oversees the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, one of the largest electronic payments networks in the world. Estep recently took time from here schedule to discuss how NACHA can support the healthcare industry’s efforts to create an effective electronic claims and payment system
A poll by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions finds that one out of four consumers believe health reform will have a negative impact on economic recovery in the United States.
The Office of the Inspector General has issued a booklet to help physicians avoid Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse.
In a series of communications to HHS and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in October, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, which holds jurisdiction over Medicare and Medicaid, has been voicing a number of concerns regarding conflicts of interest on the part of CMS contractors.
The 2010 mid-term elections were one of those elections. One that changes everything...forever. We haven’t had one of these game changing elections since, well, 2008. Which apparently defines "forever" as meaning "two years." So before the next tsunami/landslide/other metaphor for lots of changes election in 2012, what will be the 112th Congress' impact on health care reform?
Having pulled off a very big win in the House of Representatives and substantially reduced the Democrats’ majority in the Senate, Republicans are now faced with deciding just what strategy to adopt towards health care reform.
Amid the swirl of Tuesday's election coverage, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $10 billion federal grant to expand health coverage for low-income uninsured residents and improve care for vulnerable populations.
Technology company Pitney Bowes has seen results from an initiative to stabilize its employees' adherence to their medication treatment regimens, according to a study published in November's Health Affairs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that will implement key provisions in the Affordable Care Act to expand preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries.