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Physicians in academic settings make less money than those in private practices. And although university-based physicians tend to treat patients with higher levels of acuity, a new study confirms that...
MIAMI – A class action settlement involving most of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield health plans and the umbrella Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association is expected to help physicians’...
CHICAGO – With the distribution of national provider identifer numbers expected to occur this month, provider organizations are registering protests about the release of data. Last mo...
NEW YORK – Federal funding for a program to cover children who don’t have health insurance runs out in three months. Most states – even those experiencing funding shortfalls –...
Medicare officials this week announced a new effort to combat fraudulent billing in two areas of the country that are considered hotbeds of bilking the public program. Dur...
WASHINGTON – A coalition of large employers has proposed a standardized approach for delivering health and retirement benefits. The ERISA Industry Committee unveiled its New B...
More companies boosting employee health incentives Companies are increasingly implementing health and disease management programs for their employees, a survey of 242 major U.S. e...
WASHINGTON – Responding to concerns that private fee-for-service plans for Medicare are not being accurately marketed, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a suspension...
WASHINGTON – The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recently urged Congress and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to adopt and refine various methodologies for determining provider...
Charitable giving has taken a significant downturn for the nation’s charity hospitals, as individual donations of at least $1 million to not-for-profit facilities in the first three months of 20...