Diana Manos

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued an intermediate sanction against the Aetna Insurance Company for what CMS officials said are violations in administering the Medicare drug benefit.

A new report issued by PricewaterhouseCoopers suggest that the healthcare industry will be a promising place to work and invest over the next decade.

The Premier healthcare alliance has launched a meaningful use best-practices library to help hospitals implement electronic health records and earn Medicare and Medicaid bonuses.

States are poised to establish national high-risk health insurance pools within 90 days, according to leaders of the National Association of State Comprehensive Insurance Plans (NASCHIP). The high-risk pools are part of the newly passed healthcare reform law.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $27 million in grants to help older Americans better manage their chronic health conditions.

As Healthcare Finance News went to press, physicians faced “a whopping pay cut” of 21 percent in Medicare reimbursement beginning April 1.

Many thought it couldn’t be done, but on March 21, Congress passed major healthcare reform legislation. For those in favor, this is a victory like none other, a social change for America that will set the precedent that healthcare is a right, not a privilege.

As Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill scrambled to pass the healthcare overhaul last month, America’s Health Insurance Plans launched a nationwide campaign to warn America that premiums would go up if the bill passed.

Congress’ approval of a healthcare reform bill on March 21 and a companion bill of “fixes” on March 25 mark the first major healthcare overhaul since Medicare was made a law in 1965.

The Medicare recovery audit contracting (RAC) project has some accountability, integrity and reliability shortcomings, according to a new report issued by the Government Accountability Office.