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By Henry Powderly | 02:18 pm | October 14, 2015
Officials say Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez billed Medicare for $2.57 million in reimbursements between May and July 2013 for medical equipment that was never prescribed by a doctor and never delivered to patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:21 pm | October 14, 2015
Due to concerns of insolvency, federal and state officials have ordered the nonprofit co-op Health Republic Insurance of New York to cease writing policies and to close by the end of the year.
By Susan Morse | 11:41 am | October 14, 2015
Due to concerns of insolvency, federal and state officials have ordered the nonprofit co-op Health Republic Insurance of New York to cease writing policies and to close by the end of the year.
By Henry Powderly | 10:56 am | October 14, 2015
St. Luke's University Health Network recently launched a price transparency tool that, unlike other price portals that post per-service estimates, bundles prices for many medical procedures so patients have a more accurate sense of what their care will cost.
By Sherree Geyer | 10:32 am | October 14, 2015
Investing gives health systems the chance to partner at the first phase of promising new healthcare technologies and services. But it also allows systems to have an attractive investment, given modest returns from securities and low bank interest rates.
By Susan Morse | 09:40 am | October 14, 2015
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid continues to see improvement in the number of beneficiaries enrolled in high-performing Medicare Advantage plans, according to its 2016 Star Ratings released on October 8.
By Susan Morse | 02:53 pm | October 13, 2015
A survey of 700 benefits professionals show private insurance exchanges are becoming the plan of choice for employers who see the potential for decreased costs and a way out of the 2018 Cadillac Tax.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:29 pm | October 13, 2015
President Barack Obama signed legislation last week that makes a significant change in the health law's small business rules, following a rare bipartisan effort to amend the health law.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:31 pm | October 13, 2015
A new report by the Health Research Institute of PricewaterhouseCoopers says the transformation from fee-for-service to value-based reimbursement will take longer than the ambitious timeline announced in January by Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell.
By John Andrews | 11:11 am | October 13, 2015
Healthcare providers striving to improve their HCAHPS survey scores most likely need help with one critical area - communications with patients of all races, nationalities, ages and genders as researchers look at how much demographics affect the scores.