Medicare & Medicaid

Sylvia Burwell tells Rick Scott that Florida's request for federal funding "falls short of the key principles HHS will use in considering proposals regarding uncompensated care pool programs."

Executive instructed office staff to rely on false anesthesia records when preparing claims for reimbursement sent to Medicare, Medicaid and the insurance companies.

Medicaid expansion, and the rise of insured populations seeking care at the for-profit company's 200 hospitals, pads balance sheet for the Tennessee-based healthcare provider.

The money, set aside under the Affordable Care Act, will help establish centers in 33 states and two U.S. territories, increasing access to primary healthcare services for nearly 650,000 people in communities that need them most.

The CMS Actuary said the program expansion would give MSSP participants the option of joining a Pioneer model ACO instead of graduating to a Track 2 model, which gives them more flexibility and a chance for deep savings if hospitals show strong quality.

Report claims that between 2015 and 2024, uninsured people in states not expanding Medicaid would rack up to $266 billion in uncompensated care.

The stakes are huge because Medicaid enrollees are more likely to engage in unhealthy practices, such as smoking, and are less likely to get preventive care, studies show.

When it comes to preparing for the health necessities of old age -- ensuring healthy, affordable independence for seniors -- the U.S. is failing. The long-term care crisis will continue to bankrupt middle class families unless there is a national solution.

The Florida Legislature abruptly ended its session three days early on Tuesday, leaving hundreds of bills unrelated to healthcare unfinished.

Feds say Medical Center of Central Georgia billed Medicare for short-stay inpatient visits that should have been submitted as outpatient stays.