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By Susan Morse | 03:29 pm | December 09, 2015
In total, 2.84 million consumers have made plan selections since open enrollment began November 1, according to CMS.
By Kaiser Health News | 01:00 pm | December 09, 2015
State insurance exchanges are healthy financially even without the federal funding that ran out this year, a top Obama administration official told a House subcommittee Tuesday. But that official refused to predict if any of the remaining 13 state exchanges would eventually need to shift to the federal exchange.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:27 am | December 09, 2015
New Jersey's 63 nonprofit hospitals are facing millions in new municipal fees called "Community Service Contributions" each year if bipartisan legislation co-sponsored and just introduced by State Sens. Robert Singer, Steve Sweeney and Joseph Vitale becomes law.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:07 am | December 09, 2015
Among uninsured individuals who are not exempt from the Affordable Care Act penalty, the average household fine for not having insurance in 2015 will be $661, rising to $969 per household in 2016, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation analysis.
By Susan Morse | 03:02 pm | December 08, 2015
Two months after the implementation of ICD-10, revenue cycle experts say their world didn't collapse but not enough time has elapsed to declare the smooth rollout a victory.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 01:46 pm | December 08, 2015
The Justice Department raked in more than $3.5 billion in 2015 in settlements and judgements from civil cases under the False Claims Act, including $1.9 billion in healthcare fraud settlements.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:58 pm | December 08, 2015
A new study by the Transamerica Center for Health Studies claims companies are more likely to have added or increased contributions to their employees' healthcare premiums in 2016 compared to the last two years.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:46 am | December 08, 2015
Triple-S Management Corporation has agreed to settle potential HIPAA violations with the U.S. Department of Health and Human services to the tune of $3.5 million, after repeatedly failing to put safeguards in place for its beneficiaries' PHI.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:07 am | December 08, 2015
Kaiser Foundation Hospitals in Vallejo, California were recently cited by Cal/OSHA for safety violations after inadequate safety practices resulted in workers being stabbed by needles on multiple occasions.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:42 am | December 08, 2015
The growth of specialty drugs, and the pressures pharma mergers place on supply chain operations are just a few trends experts at McKesson Pharmacy Optimization expect to shape hospital pharmacy operations in 2016, according to a new report.