Susan Morse

New rules released Thursday include a third track for providers to take on higher risk and to share in increased savings.

The United States Department of Justice has settled a lawsuit with Health Management Associates and the former HMA-owned Clearview Regional Medical Center in Georgia for $595,155.

Pennsylvania is the first state to have a backup plan to prevent its residents from losing their health insurance subsidies should the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the federal exchange provision in the Affordable Care Act.

Ways & Means Committee members call upon CMS to make public a plan to avoid disruption of payment to providers and physicians after Oct. 1 implementation date for ICD-10.

Ankur Roy designed scheme to pay off debt and student loans.

Issues include contractors' desire to protect their competitive advantage by not sharing certain innovations or other operational improvements with other contractors.

The top 100 inpatient stays are associated with approximately $62 billion in Medicare payments and over 7 million hospital discharges, according to data the department just made public as part of its transparency push.

Mercy plans to invest $7 million in the hospital during the next seven years, enhancing the hospital's cardiology, orthopedics and cancer treatment capabilities.

Piedmont, with five hospitals in its network, is gaining a 97-bed nonprofit hospital that has plans underway to expand its emergency department.

InstaMed shows healthcare providers must give consumers more online and mobile choices for paying their bills while protecting patient data.