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By Susan Morse | 12:42 pm | January 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Friday said a demonstration of new incentives to align dual-eligible spending shows a 6 percent savings, or $21.6 million, in Medicare spending.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:04 pm | January 22, 2016
Franciscan St. Elizabeth Health - Crawfordsville in Indiana has been waiting a long time for a new emergency room, and thanks to a $15 million investment from the Franciscan Alliance -- a group that owns 14 hospitals in the area -- it will finally get one.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:54 am | January 22, 2016
Healthcare has emerged as one of the flash points in the Democratic presidential race.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:27 am | January 22, 2016
Heavy workloads, long hours and excessive tech-based tasks are leading to more burnout among physicians, according to a recent study by WebMD subsidiary Medscape. It's even causing doctors have deeper biases against certain patient groups.
By Susan Morse | 09:44 am | January 22, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday finalized a rule on the rebate and reimbursement of prescription drugs, a move aimed at bringing down consumer costs and which is expected to save federal and state governments an estimated $2.7 billion over five years.
By Susan Morse | 05:50 pm | January 21, 2016
CenterLight admitted to improperly billing Medicaid for 1,241 members.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:43 pm | January 21, 2016
Patricia Akamnonu kept a working Medicare group provider number for her agency for the purposes of submitting Medicare claims for home health services that either weren't needed or were never actually performed, authorities said.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:47 pm | January 21, 2016
The Healthcare Supply Chain Association has appointed veteran supply chain exec Curt Miller executive director of its Committee for Healthcare eStandards, the association announced Thursday.
By Susan Morse | 12:13 pm | January 21, 2016
Open enrollment for week 11 ended with close to 400,000 consumers signing up for healthcare coverage, a number four times greater than the week before, according to figures from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:10 pm | January 21, 2016
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller was the latest state official to propose protections for healthcare consumers against surprise balance bills, when she announced new measures on Tuesday.