Chelsey Ledue

A study conducted by Medversant Technologies indicates 18.7 percent of healthcare practitioners are operating under "adverse findings" that include malpractice allegations, an expired license or false credentials.

Health plans have launched an initiative in Ohio to make healthcare easier by reducing the time, effort and expense of the paperwork required for each patient visit.

In his weekly address on Saturday, President Barack Obama said he is confident that healthcare reform can be achieved this year if all parties involved will keep pushing forward.

During final hours of work on healthcare reform legislation, the Senate Finance Committee agreed to changes that are bad for seniors, veterans and workers, according to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), ranking member on the committee.

Monthly premiums for Medicare Part D stand-alone prescription drug plans will rise 11 percent on average to $38.85 in 2010 if beneficiaries stay in their current plans, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Healthcare reform will be the hot topic at the Medical Group Management Association’s Annual Conference 09, scheduled for Oct. 11-14, in Denver.

A recent study concludes that retail clinics provide quality care at lower costs and equal or better quality than other urgent care options.

Many physicians aren’t sure if the financial incentives for electronic health record adoption in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 will be enough to positively affect their practices, according to a recent survey.

The General Accounting Office estimates that fraud in healthcare ranges from $60 billion to $600 billion per year – or anywhere between 3 percent and 10 percent of the $2 trillion healthcare budget.

The nine-month COBRA health insurance subsidy, which helped an estimated 14 million laid-off workers in 2009, is due to expire on Dec. 1.