Diana Manos

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is requesting stakeholders - particularly physicians - to give their two cents on accountable care organizations.

Healthcare reform will emphasize the medical home model, but the nation may not have enough primary care doctors to handle the workload, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay $22 million to the federal government to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act and Stark Law, the Office of the Inspector General announced Tuesday. The federal investigation was triggered by physician whistleblowers.

A new poll conducted by the American Medical Association indicates 94 percent of Americans are concerned about a looming 25 percent cut in Medicare reimbursements to doctors.

According to a national poll, voters named healthcare fourth in a list of factors determining their vote in the Nov. 2 mid-term elections, behind the economy, party preference and the candidates' views.

Expect more noise and contention on healthcare up on Capitol Hill now that the November elections are over, experts say.

The Office of the Inspector General has issued a booklet to help physicians avoid Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse.

A new study shows that 98 percent of kidney care providers will participate in the new Medicare bundled payment system next January.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that calls for a 24.9 percent pay cut for physicians beginning Jan. 1.

Fifty-six percent of healthcare organizations are "substantially dissatisfied" with their business processing outsource companies, according to a new survey.