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Systems need to accept the new number by April 2018, but may file claims using a patient's Social Security number during the transition.
If CSR payments are halted, 42 percent of payers said they'd likely withdraw from the market, while the rest would raise rates.
Some of the policies under consideration have slipped out, and pressure points of the debate are fairly clear.
The healthcare administrative services and IT provider took over a year to notify 220,000 individuals of a breach to its website. HHS is determining if it's a HIPAA-covered business associate.
Failure to conduct minimal documentation reviews left the incentive program open to abuse of federal funds, agency says.
FHG and its hospitalists intentionally upcoded evaluation and management codes to the highest code levels in billing Medicare, DOJ says.
Insurers blame financial losses and mounting uncertainty over federal funding and rules that govern the exchanges.
UTC fraudulently billed FECA program for services never rendered, overcharged for exams, lied about therapy time, DOJ said.
President Donald Trump's strategy to overhaul federal health law is threatening to upend the individual health insurance market with key policies.
Pre-existing condition coverage proved life-changing, yet many are still priced out of coverage and view ACHA with disdain.