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Many physicians still don't know that a policy change that took effect in October allows them to bill Medicare and Medicaid patients for missed appointments, according to the American Academy of Famil...
President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget request, released to Congress Monday, totals more than $3 trillion, with proposed cuts of $200 billion to Medicare and Medicaid and no plans to address the 10....
According to the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid, the projected cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with a prescription drug benefit through private health plans has come down again, according to...
Premier Inc. has announced the results of a study on Medicare hospital pay-for-performance, revealing improved quality of care, lower costs and declining patient mortality rates....
In an attempt to further protect Medicare and its beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule to enhance the enrollment standards for durable medical equipme...
The TriZetto Group of Newport Beach, Calif. has announced the limited availability of CareAdvance Medicare, for proactive care management of Medicare members. The software will be sold as an op...
Despite tightening credit markets, at least one regional brokerage and investment banking firm sees continued activity in healthcare transactions in 2008....
The California Department of Managed Health Care and the California Department of Insurance are filing a joint action against PacifiCare companies owned by UnitedHealth Group after uncovering more tha...
A case study released Thursday outlines the top eight priorities for physician practices in choosing a medical billing company. The case study, titled "Why Bigger Isn't B...
Rapidly rising healthcare costs are not simply a federal budget problem - they are America's number one fiscal challenge, according to David M. Walker, Comptroller General of the United States....