Policy and Legislation
A new report on obesity by The Trust for America's Health (TFAH) found that reducing the average body mass index (BMI) of U.S. citizens by five percent could produce 10-year savings of more than $158 billion in reduced obesity-related costs.
A considerable number of middle-income retirees on Medicare lack understanding or have misconceptions about the program's coverage and costs, resulting in unexpected financial surprises, according to a study released Tuesday by the Bankers Life and Casualty Company Center for a Secure Retirement.
The Obama administration announced Tuesday that it will invest $156 million over two years to fight Alzheimer's disease and its ripple effects.
People living on incomes below 250 percent of the poverty rate -- less than $55,875 per year for a family of four -- have a disproportionately high rate of uninsurance and access to healthcare, according to a new report released yesterday by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Measures Application Partnership (MAP) has submitted its recommendations on the improvement and coordination of care by post-acute care and long-term care providers to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services needs to strengthen its oversight capacity, according to the Office of Inspector General's annual summary of management and performance challenges facing the agency.
The American Medical Association (AMA) urges HHS to put the breaks on ICD-10, while the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) wants to stay the course.
Hospital audits conducted through the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) program are usually handled by compliance departments and are generally managed by a single full-time employee (FTE), according to a new survey from the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act saved more than $2.1 billion in the cost of prescription drugs for more than 3.6 million seniors enrolled in Medicare in 2011.
The Medical Group Management Association yesterday urged the U.S Department of Health and Human Services to take immediate action to help alleviate payment disruptions that have occurred due to the transition to HIPAA 5010.