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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:32 pm | August 18, 2015
A new report shows $342 billion in taxpayer money is wasted each year in improper healthcare payments due to challenges in verifying benefit eligibility.
By Susan Morse | 10:13 am | August 18, 2015
Faith Community Hospital is about to open a new $28 million facility in Jacksboro, Texas, a stark turnaround for a facility that nearly closed over poor management and unsafe conditions.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:37 am | August 18, 2015
For the fourth year in a row, spending on diabetes drugs in 2014 was higher on a per member per year basis than it was for any other class of traditional drug.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:26 am | August 18, 2015
Many doctors who initiate the discussions often do so on their own dime.
By Susan Morse | 09:22 am | August 18, 2015
As rural hospitals continue to struggle to stay afloat, the Kansas Hospital Association is hoping to persuade the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to alter the way it reimburses so hospitals can focus more on outpatient and emergency services.
By Kurt Ullman | 04:35 pm | August 17, 2015
Hospital-based wellness centers, once seen as marketing tools for innovative health systems, have become a major part of a hospital's population health management program in the era of quality over quantity of care.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:35 pm | August 17, 2015
Most insurance plans established under the Affordable Care Act are losing money and may have difficulty repaying millions in loans, according to an audit report released by the Office of Inspector General.
By Susan Morse | 02:30 pm | August 17, 2015
Member enrollment also falls below projections, despite the jump in insured population nationwide.
By Susan Morse | 12:03 pm | August 17, 2015
Okon Umana admitted to fraudulently billing Medicare for physician office visits, physical therapy and diagnostic tests among other things.
By John Andrews | 11:41 am | August 17, 2015
Improving economy has boosted investor optimism in the market - especially in real estate.