Policy and Legislation
Results of a new survey of employers by benefits consulting firm Mercer show that most employers plan to continue offering health insurance coverage to their employees after all the provisions of the Affordable Care Act become effective in 2014.
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) created major incentive programs for clinicians and hospitals that adopt electronic health records and achieve certain Meaningful Use (MU) criteria.
Many self-help gurus will say it's not helpful to compare yourself to others but a new study released Thursday comparing the administrative costs of physicians' offices in the United States and Canada brings home the point that standardizing administrative operations reduces costs and lessens hassles.
Medicare average prescription drug premiums will not increase in 2012 and the cost of the average Medicare prescription drug plan premium will remain largely unchanged, announced the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Thursday.
Medicare payments to skilled nursing facilities will be cut by $3.87 billion for FY 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in a final rule.
A senate committee released a report Wednesday that shows access to child-only health insurance plans has declined significantly since passage of the Affordable Care Act.
Grants totaling $71.3 million will be awarded to expand nursing education, training and diversity, announced Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on Friday.
While many of the causes for readmission are out of a hospital's control, hospitals will be obligated to get involved in the whole spectrum of care for a patient and will be held accountable if patients are readmitted to a hospital within a certain time period.
After spending much of the past year under a microscope amid criticism for proposed rate hikes and executive compensation, Blue Shield of California has taken steps to rehabilitate its image - including a pledge to limit net income to no more than 2 percent of revenue.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration should replace its 35-year-old 510(k) clearance process for medical devices, says a new report issued by the Institute of Medicine.