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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has begun to hire new Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) in an effort to improve efficiency, customer service and financial management within Med...
Consumer response to the accessibility of pricing and investment information will help determine the effect of increased financial transparency on providers. President George Bush iss...
The 2006 healthcare bond volume is strong despite significant declines since 2005 - a year that saw record numbers in borrowing for healthcare organizations and $40 billion in issuance. Last year̵...
Underpayment for treatment of Medicare patients continues to be among the biggest woes of hospitals with low wage indices. Nevertheless, the wage index persists as one of the weightiest factors that t...
The United States is lagging behind the rest of the industrial world in several areas of primary care, including financial incentives, according to the Commonwealth Fund 2006 International Health Poli...
CMS releases third set of medicare payment ratesPayment information for Medicare services commonly performed in physicians’ offices and hospitals’ outpatien...
Payment information for Medicare services commonly performed in physicians' offices and hospitals' outpatient departments will be made available to beneficiaries, providers and payers, the Centers for...
The United States is lagging the rest of the industry world in several areas of primary care, including financial incentives, according to a Commonwealth Fund 2006 International Health Policy Survey r...