Policy and Legislation
The National Quality Forum (NQF) Board of Directors today announced that NQF’s President and CEO Janet Corrigan has submitted her resignation, effective late June 2012. Corrigan has served as NQF's President and CEO for more than six years.
The House Energy and Commerce Health Committee yesterday voted 17 to 5 to approve a bill that repeals the hotly-debated Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
Mitt Romney has the right idea in his proposal to gradually raise the Medicare eligibility age. Too bad he’s afraid to start the process rolling for another 10 years.
SAI Global Compliance announced Monday the findings of its 2012 Health Insurance Compliance Benchmark Study and 2012 Healthcare Compliance Benchmark Study.
A Texas doctor, his office manager and five owners of home health agencies were arrested Tuesday in what law enforcement officials are calling "the largest alleged home health fraud scheme ever committed."
When lawmakers agreed to another postponement of the Medicare payment rate, physicians both breathed a sigh of relief and clenched their teeth in frustration. There had been so much optimism that this time Congress would repeal the sustainable growth rate formula. Now doctors are looking at continuing the fight instead of moving on to other issues, like payment reform.
The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed its lawsuit against Omnicare after the long-term care pharmacy provider dropped its hostile bid to take over rival PharMerica.
As expected, the next stage of meaningful use builds on the criteria set forth in the first stage.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a draft of the national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, an affliction that affected an estimated 5.4 million Americans in 2011 and is expected to affect 13.2 million by 2050.
As the 2012 Republican Caucus got under way in Portland, Maine, participants expressed their views on issues surrounding healthcare reform. Although each candidate drew in their own fair share of attention, Ron Paul supporters seemed to rally the most energy at the event.