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By Chris Anderson | 11:58 am | December 11, 2012
Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other CMS officials announced on Monday that states which embark on a partial expansion of their Medicaid systems would not qualify for the full 100 percent funding under the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion provision.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:58 am | December 11, 2012
Acting CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner and other CMS officials announced on Monday that states which embark on a partial expansion of their Medicaid systems would not qualify for the full 100 percent funding under the Affordable Care Act's Medcaid expansion provision.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:14 am | December 11, 2012
In this week's HIX Digest: Vetoes and defaults, Republicans question United tech acquisition, state of EHBs and the open source option.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:12 am | December 11, 2012
A confidential memo obtained by a major New England newspaper says that Steward Health Care System withdrew from a deal to acquire Mercy Health System because the Maine system misrepresented its finances.
By Kelsey Brimmer | 11:09 am | December 11, 2012
According to a recent study of 54 hospitals across the country by Aon and the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management, 80 percent of hospital risk managers are now self-insuring their physicians.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:42 am | December 10, 2012
An annual list of issues facing physicians doesn't offer any surprises. The Physicians Foundation released today its Physicians Watch List, five issues the nonprofit organization has identified as likely to have the most impact on doctors in 2013.
By Mike Miliard | 01:35 pm | December 07, 2012
athenahealth recently announced plans to purchase a 29-acre campus from Harvard University for $168.5 million. The deal is expected to close in Q2 2013.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:58 pm | December 07, 2012
Oregon was an early health insurance exchange innovator, receiving federal funding to design the website and IT system before the exchange -- now called Cover Oregon -- was even established by the legislature. 
By Rene Letourneau | 12:42 pm | December 07, 2012
Jeffrey Brenner, MD, is on a mission to improve the quality and cost of healthcare delivery in his community. He is particularly focused on "super-utilizers," the segment of the population that uses a disproportionately high amount of hospital and ER services. Brenner spoke recently with Healthcare Finance News Editor Rene Letourneau about his research and his views on the nation's failing healthcare systems.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:59 am | December 07, 2012
Saying the federal government hasn't done enough to provide concrete parameters for establishing health insurance exchange, Gov. Chris Christie on Thursday vetoed state legislation that would have created a state-run HIX in New Jersey.