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When the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposed, in mid-February, an additional 2.3 percent cut to the rates it pays private insurers for running Medicare Advantage plans in 2014, the reaction from America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) was swift, comprehensive and sustained.
The benefits of using electronic health records in behavioral health settings are many, but there are challenges, too, say those in the field.
As the ICD-10 deadline looms closer, many healthcare organizations are still trying to come up with the most effective communications, collaboration and testing strategies to assure implementation of the diagnostic and procedural code set change. It is important to understand how cash flow is impacted and where and how to manage other resources.
By 2014, the core operating rules will likely have a major effect on reimbursement and revenue cycle processes and, as a result, payments, according to speakers who represented the payer, provider and banking perspectives at a Tuesday session titled "The Business Side of Care" during the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition.
Doctor-owned hospitals are earning many of the largest bonuses from the federal health law's new quality programs, even as the law halts their growth.
Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley is expected to sign legislation expanding Medicaid eligibility and funding the state health insurance exchange with funds from an existing insurance tax.
In a profession full of flux and uncertainty, America's physicians say they are generally not a happy lot. But female physicians do seem to be a bit less miserable overall, according to a recent study by The Physicians Foundation.
U.S. healthcare prices dropped marginally in March 2013, falling 0.1 percent from February 2013 prices, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
With the Affordable Care Act entering the home stretch of implementation, U.S. Senators are still trying to understand the costs and benefits of insurance market reforms, while diagnosing problems in the greater healthcare system.
A new report by Trust for America's Health says prevention improves health and productivity and saves billions, but is prevention really cost effective?