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The American Medical Association has sent a letter to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services detailing the federal regulations that physicians consider most onerous and offering suggestions on how to improve them.
There is one small part of the Affordable Care Act that both Republicans and Democrats seem to agree on: A repeal of a provision that requires small businesses, including physicians, to file an IRS 1099 form for each vendor purchase of $600 or more.
Those keeping watch over the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program say the audits haven’t been as bad as was originally feared.
What a year it has been for the Accountable Care Act.
In commemoration of the law's first birthday on March 23, here's a glimpse of the year in quotes.
Hospitals are falling short of the Joint Commission's language access requirements for patients with limited English, according to a new report.
Two Pennsylvania Congressmen – from opposite sides of the aisle – have filed a bill seeking to eliminate a competitive bidding program for durable medical equipment that has frustrated providers and consumers.
State health officials searching for solutions to Texas’ multibillion-dollar budget shortfall have set their sights on neonatal intensive care units, which they say are being overbuilt and overused by hospitals eager to profit from the high-cost care.
The number of veterans receiving VA healthcare and benefits now stands at a record 8.4 million and is projected to hit 8.6 million by 2012, according to VA Secretary Eric Shinseki.
Three hospitals on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula are seeking an affiliation with Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center – an alliance that would allow the smaller hospitals to send patients to Swedish for specialized treatment.
Rather than focusing on new construction, health systems are renovating or expanding, according to a survey conducted by Health Facilities Management magazine and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering.