Fred Bazzoli
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill intended to delay a series of cuts to the Medicaid program.The Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 wou...
A company that owns medical properties throughout the country says it's expanding to seek venture capital and partnership opportunities with physician groups.Executives of the Montecito Medic...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday released a proposed rule for the prospective payment system governing inpatient rehabilitation facilities, seeking to address criticism of th...
Another insurer has said it will no longer pay for hospital treatment required after egregious mistakes made by hospital staff.Cigna HealthCare announced it is taking steps to stop reimbursin...
The Microsoft Corporation is providing a boost to genomic research with six research grants.Microsoft Research, an outgrowth of Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, announced the six grants throug...
Grants totaling $50 million will be awarded to 20 states to help improve access access to primary medical care.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid studies announced the awards, saying the...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will offer a variety of new reporting options to encourage physicians to submit quality data.The Physician Quality Reporting Initiative allows...
Provider groups, reacting to uncertainty surrounding the use of national provider identifiers on claims forms, are asking the government to delay enforcing use of the numbers after May 23.Var...
The pressure will rise for hospitals to provide high-quality care and reduce mistakes, as Medicare seeks to tie reimbursement to quality.The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is an...
Stakes for control of labor organizing in healthcare organizations grew exponentially Saturday after a confrontation between members of two union groups in Dearborn, Mich....