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When President Barack Obama released his fiscal year 2014 budget proposal in April, John Lozier, executive director of the National Health Care for the Homeless Council (NHCHC), became immediately concerned that not enough is being done at the federal level to resolve the on-going homelessness epidemic.
How consolidation and integration plays out will determine if providers or payers have more influence on competition suggested experts at a conference last week sponsored by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP).
Utah lawmakers are considering following the rest of the country in adopting a long-term care insurance public-private partnership that encourages people to buy private long-term care insurance and offset the use of Medicaid.
A new analysis of more than 3 million claims for Medicare patients found that patients enrolled in a managed Medicare Advantage plan had better health outcomes than those senior enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service Medicare model.
A new analysis of more than 3 million claims for Medicare patients found that patients enrolled in a managed Medicare Advantage plan had better health outcomes than those senior enrolled in the traditional fee-for-service Medicare model.
With recognition that "the path through accountable care is unknown," IDC Health Insights has launched a new Accountable Care Maturity Model, designed to help healthcare organizations gauge their own status and make strategic decisions for funding business and IT initiatives.
The American Orthotic and Prosthetic Association (AOPA) is suing the Department of Health and Human Services over 2011 rule changes for prosthetic reimbursements requiring physician documentation, which the association claims is wreaking financial havoc on O&P practitioners due to prepayment audits and retroactive application.
A new report by the Society of Actuaries has found that aging is not as overwhelming a driver of increased healthcare spending as is generally believed.
A Google search for "health insurance" brings eHealthInsurance.com as one of the top results -- one reason, eHealth executives say, that state exchanges should follow the federal government in allowing consumers to enroll in subsidized health plans through private web exchanges like eHealthInsurance.
The federal government has uncovered a string of alleged Medicare fraud attempts totalling $223 million and involving 89 individuals in eight cities.