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By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 06, 2008
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced "aggressive new steps" to find and prevent waste, fraud and abuse in Medicare.In a separate announcement, CMS also has...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | October 06, 2008
WHILE THE claims management market is mature and industry vendors have mastered its complexity, the market is moving toward adjusting to three main drivers, said Sheila Schweitzer, CEO of CareMedic...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
KANSAS CITY, MO – As employers aim to hold down healthcare costs, many will increasingly look to wellness programs that can prove they deliver a return on investment.That’s where...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
COLUMBIA, MD – Johns Hopkins Medicine will apply its expertise in 23 clinical specialties and subspecialties of Resolution Health’s data analytics-driven rule sets used for identifying act...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
NEW YORK – While the original intent of Medicare Advantage plans was to help save money, a new report from the Commonwealth Fund indicates the cost of MA plans may jump 12.4 percent per enrollee...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
Initiative IDs caregivers of Medicare beneficiaries The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has launched Ask Medicare, an initiative to help family caregivers access valuable health...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
The Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease expressed disappointment at Thursday's vice-presidential debate, saying Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin did not address one of the nation's...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
EVEN AS THE presidential race gets down to the wire, some voters have had enough of the bipartisan bickering standing in the way of U.S. healthcare reform. They want change to come no matter who wins....
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
The transition from standard healthcare plans to high-deductible health plans and their health savings accounts may look like a wide, unfamiliar chasm that employees are unwilling to cross –...
By Patty Enrado | 12:00 am | October 03, 2008
WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced a deadline of October 1, 2011, for the industry to convert to ICD-10 for coding diagnoses and treatment.Advocat...