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Kentucky will be the 21st state to expand Medicaid eligibility under the Affordable Care Act, Governor Steve Beshear announced Thursday.
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is going to offer clarification on wellness programs and federal nondiscrimination compliance, after several business groups and disability advocates asked for guidance on the issue.
In an effort to take the first steps toward a more transparent pricing structure in the U.S. healthcare market, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services yesterday published nationwide hospital charge data showing wide variations in how much Medicare pays for services in different markets.
Humana has named its first chief medical officer, Roy Beveridge, MD, an oncologist and internist currently working as CMO at McKesson Specialty Health.
If Congress pursues tax reform in the near future, one tax expenditure likely to be considered and possibly adjusted is the exemption for employer-sponsored insurance -- and it's about time, argue researchers at the Urban Institute.
The healthcare industry is on notice: Fraud recoveries in the healthcare sector are on the rise and whistle-blowers are the biggest weapon in the fight against fraud.
In the last few years the scope of responsibilities and duties delegated to medical directors has been evolving to include more responsibility over measures of quality within their healthcare organizations.
Continuing the upward trajectory of EHR reimbursements flowing out into the healthcare industry, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday morning that the total paid as of March's end is more than $13.7 billion.
CMS's Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) has outlined the roles for traditional insurance brokers and web-based brokers assisting customers in public exchanges.
An analysis from HealthPocket raises the specter that individuals who obtain health coverage under expanded Medicaid starting in 2014 will have to dig to find a clinician who will treat them.