Policy and Legislation
Expect more noise and contention on healthcare up on Capitol Hill now that the November elections are over, experts say.
In an effort to reduce the number of improper payments under state Medicaid plans, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed new rules for Medicaid's Recovery Audit Contractor program.
Janet Estep is president and CEO of NACHA – The Electronic Payments Association, a not-for-profit trade association that oversees the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Network, one of the largest electronic payments networks in the world. Estep recently took time from here schedule to discuss how NACHA can support the healthcare industry’s efforts to create an effective electronic claims and payment system
A poll by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions finds that one out of four consumers believe health reform will have a negative impact on economic recovery in the United States.
The Office of the Inspector General has issued a booklet to help physicians avoid Medicare and Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse.
Amid the swirl of Tuesday's election coverage, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger announced a $10 billion federal grant to expand health coverage for low-income uninsured residents and improve care for vulnerable populations.
Technology company Pitney Bowes has seen results from an initiative to stabilize its employees' adherence to their medication treatment regimens, according to a study published in November's Health Affairs.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that will implement key provisions in the Affordable Care Act to expand preventive services for Medicare beneficiaries.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule that calls for a 24.9 percent pay cut for physicians beginning Jan. 1.
During a recent exchange with sixteen national firms that offered a multi-stakeholder perspective, an interesting question surfaced: what is the “healthcare financial network”? Besides being characterized as critical infrastructure by Homeland Security, deemed the target of government reform in the Affordable Care Act and impacted by 5010 compliancy and ICD-10 transformation, well, what is it?