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Several medical associations are asking the House of Representatives to support the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), which would help preserve access to physicians for millions of Americans in Medicare and TRICARE until 2014.
Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wisc.) introduced a bill on Wednesday that would improve the quality of care in nursing homes and help families make informed decisions about care.
In February, we told you about Insurer Connect, a New Jersey "multi-payer portal," developed by Cambridge-based NaviNet, that would serve as a "one-stop shop" for physicians to communicate directly with an array of health plans. Created in conjunction with AHIP and the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, the healthcare information network seeks to reduce paperwork and communication hassles and, as one health plan executive put it, make "better use of doctors' time."
The American Academy of Physician Assistants and American College of Physicians have released a study that supports the roles played by physicians and physician assistants in improving access to high-quality primary care.
In a transaction guaranteed to shake up the hospice care industry, home health firm Gentiva Health Services will acquire hospice provider Odyssey HealthCare for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $1 billion.
The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and one of its former member hospitals, The Christ Hospital, will pay $108 million to settle claims that they violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is informing Medicare beneficiaries about the immediate benefits they may see from the enactment of the Affordable Care Act.
TransforMED, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has announced a new service aimed at helping small primary care practices implement its patient-centered medical home model of care.
Nine California hospitals have been assessed administrative penalties after the California Department of Public Health determined that the facilities' noncompliance with licensing requirements has caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury or death to patients.
The American Hospital Association along with 13 other healthcare organizations called on federal lawmakers to address Medicare policies that will go into effect next Jan. 1.