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As the IRS finalizes regulations for the Affordable Care Act's individual and employer mandates, the complex eligibility and exemption framework being proposed has some legal analysts worried that working families in certain income brackets won't be eligible for premium support.
Last year, through healthcare fraud judgments, settlements and other proceedings, the federal government recovered $4.2 billion the Justice and Health and Human Services departments announced on Monday.
Out of the 258 accountable care organizations (ACOs) recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 60 of them, across more than 15 states, have banded together to form the National Association of ACOs.
Peoria, Ill.-based Methodist Health Services Corp. has filed a lawsuit accusing the region's largest provider of breaking antitrust laws with "exclusionary" contracts that limit commercial insurers' ability to contract with other hospitals.
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant decline in central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), but Consumers Union says more needs to be done, since the report also suggests most hospitals have not made significant overall infection improvements in five years.
Methodist Health Services Corp., a Peoria, Ill.-based health system, has filed a lawsuit accusing the region's largest provider of breaking antitrust laws with "exclusionary" contracts that limit commercial insurers' ability to contract with other hospitals.
Electronic health records (EHRs) have to be usable and useful by physicians and integrate with hospitals' or practices' other systems to benefit providers or else the money spent on them is just wasted.
Communication and teamwork across healthcare systems appears to be a nearly universal challenge, according to a survey of nearly 9,800 primary care physicians representing 11 nations. The Commonwealth Fund released findings of the survey in November 2012, and expanded on several drill-down topics during a webinar presented on Feb. 5.
A new report by the Office of Inspector General (OIG) comes as a warning to Medicaid providers who don't keep careful watch over their books.
In "Selling to China: A Guide to Doing Business in China for Small- and Medium-Sized Companies," author Stanley Chao shares with readers the "rules" for doing business in China. He talked to Healthcare Finance News about his book and how it can be useful to healthcare businesses.