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By Mary Mosquera | 11:06 am | July 08, 2013
Fifty-five hospitals located in 21 states will pay a total of $34 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare for a spinal procedure that often can be performed on an outpatient basis without the need of costly hospital admissions.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:37 am | July 08, 2013
The number and value of physician medical group transactions has been on the rise over the last five years, and as healthcare networks become the norm under pressure from healthcare reform, the conditions will remain ripe for a continuation of that trend.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:13 am | July 03, 2013
The Obama administration announced late Tuesday that it has delayed until 2015 the healthcare reform law's requirement that businesses with more than 50 employees offer insurance, bending to criticism that requirements were burdensome and complex.
By Mary Mosquera | 11:13 am | July 03, 2013
The Obama administration announced that it has delayed until 2015 the healthcare reform law's requirement that businesses with more than 50 employees must offer them insurance, bending to criticism that requirements were burdensome and complex.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:00 am | July 03, 2013
Less than 100 days are left before insurance exchanges go live, the Department of Health and Human Services is awarding $32 million in state grants to help find and enroll children in Medicaid and CHIP.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 10:54 am | July 03, 2013
Healthcare staffing provider Soliant Health announced the top 20 winners of its fifth annual Most Beautiful Hospitals in the U.S. awards.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:22 pm | July 02, 2013
A group of retired Saginaw, Mich., city government workers are suing the city over efforts to consolidate their health benefits plans, and in some cases raise their out-of-pocket costs.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 03:14 pm | July 02, 2013
Proposed changes to the Medicare home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) will save the government approximately $290 million but the resulting cuts have home health agencies concerned.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:59 pm | July 02, 2013
UnitedHealthcare is exiting California's individual market, leaving about 8,000 customers who'll have to find new coverage by the end of the year.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:23 pm | July 02, 2013
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa), the state's largest insurer, will use SoloHealth's network of health and wellness consumer kiosks as a tool to engage its members where they shop and attract new members.