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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 –...
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...