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Rep. Ted Poe, R-TX, introduced H.R. 2126, a bill seeking to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from replacing ICD-9 with ICD-10 diagnostic coding vocabulary.

Cigna is seeing benefits from its variety of accountable care in obstetrics and gynecology, and is on track to expand the model.

Only 19 organizations remain in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid innovation model program, but many have seen millions in savings.

The system is designed to extend the expertise of Jefferson clinicians to suburbanites through telehealth, urgent care centers and Abington's three community hospitals and clinics.

Changes in death rates of people on Medicare were no different than those for people in similar places where no hospital had closed.

Security spending geared towards better locks, security staff and more cameras, but the most important spending is on risk assessment and staff training.

ProMedica merged with Maumee, Ohio community hospital of St. Luke's in 2010, before a lower court ruled that it created a monopoly in the region.

The CMS Actuary said the program expansion would give MSSP participants the option of joining a Pioneer model ACO instead of graduating to a Track 2 model, which gives them more flexibility and a chance for deep savings if hospitals show strong quality.

Amid record enrollment, some Medicare Advantage insurers are finding their payment-linked risk scoring practices to be the subject of scrutiny and lawsuits.

Pollack has served as AHA's executive vice president for advocacy and public policy responsible for the development, implementation and management of the association’s advocacy, representation and public affairs activities.