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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon be outfitted with new state-of-the-art fraud fighting analytic tools to prevent wasteful and fraudulent payments in Medicare, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program.
WellNet Health Plans announced earlier this week partnerships with two of Eastern Pennsylvania's largest provider networks, as the company launches a new self-insurance service aimed at small and mid-sized employers.
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced it will begin using Medicare's standard payment rates for certain medical procedures performed by non-VA providers on Feb. 16, 2011.
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced new requirements for State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) grants.
New data from the Standard & Poor's Healthcare Economic Composite Index indicates that the average per capita cost of healthcare services rose 6.70 percent over the 12 months ending October 2010, a deceleration from the 7.08 percent reported for the 12 months ending in September.
The Certification Commission for Health Information Technology (CCHIT) announced on Tuesday three new appointees to its board of trustees. The Commission also named William F. Jessee, MD, president and chief executive officer of the Medical Group Management Association as the new chairman of the board.
A Virginia federal district judge ruled Monday that a provision of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, marking a victory for those who oppose the law.
Physicians' groups are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay "long-overdue" 2010 Medicare reimbursements.
The University of Michigan Health System reports that a four-year Medicare physician group demonstration project, similar to an accountable care organization, has saved more than $15 million in the cost of care.
A new survey indicates it will cost physician practices roughly $120,000 per doctor to implement electronic health records - and that the speed in which a practice fully implements its EHR and shifts to the new workflow is critical to reducing the overall cost of adoption.