Tom Sullivan

Each of the four Republican presidential candidates can claim if not victory, then at least gained momentum, from the Super Tuesday primaries that spanned 10 states – while at the congressional level, one long-time health reform proponent met defeat.

Santorum accuses Romney of being "unqualified" to face off against Obama on healthcare.

The words ‘individual mandate’ have come to haunt President Obama and his administration, at least in the U.S. Supreme Court – but regardless of the forthcoming ruling that particular aspect of the Affordable Care Act just might double as a 2012 campaign pièce de résistance.

When asked by an attendee about the possibility that, given the delay HHS is now investigating, U.S. healthcare entities might hold out to adopt ICD-11 rather than implementing ICD-10, AHIMA’s Sue Bowman was glad to be asked.

At the Healthcare Information Management Systems Society's conference in Las Vegas Monday, AHIMA and HIMSS officials recommended providers continue to prepare for ICD-10 conversion.

Tom Sullivan examines the possibility of an ICD-10 delay causing the U.S. to move directly to ICD-11.

Government Health IT Editor Tom Sullivan speaks to Wendy Whittington, MD, who is CMO of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions about the possibility of an ICD-10 delay.

Missouri is among the most staunchly opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA); the individual mandate specifically.

Government Health IT Editor Tom Sullivan speaks with Alden Wolfe, vice chair of the Rockland County, N.Y. Legislature about healthcare in local politics.

The fight over ICD-10 continued on Tuesday as CMS acting administrator Marilyn Tavenner said at an AMA meeting that CMS wants to reexamine the pace of implementing ICD-10.