Policy and Legislation
A survey of more than 2,800 employers indicates most are unlikely to drop their employer-sponsored health plans under new insurance requirements that take affect in 2014.
Healthcare reform will emphasize the medical home model, but the nation may not have enough primary care doctors to handle the workload, according to a study by the University of Michigan Health System.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare officials have announced plans to sue the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and its Bureau for Medical Services over allegedly inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Healthcare reform ain’t pretty and it ain’t cheap. (Of course, neither was America’s healthcare system before the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but that’s not the point). Someone has to pay for the new law and there’s a host of fees, taxes and the like to foot the bill.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has updated the star plan ratings for 2011 Medicare health and drug plans.
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has agreed to pay $22 million to the federal government to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Act and Stark Law, the Office of the Inspector General announced Tuesday. The federal investigation was triggered by physician whistleblowers.
With Medicare and TRICARE physician payment cuts of 25 percent looming, the American Medical Association and the Military Officers Association of America are calling on Congress to protect healthcare for military families and seniors.
The Institute of Medicine Committee on Geographic Variation in Health Care Spending and Promotion of High-Value Care opened its first meeting Tuesday in Washington, D.C.
Practice Greenhealth has launched a study on the impact of sustainability "best practices" on patient and worker outcomes and lowering costs.
The California HealthCare Foundation has launched a $10 million investment fund focusing on nonprofit organizations and for-profit companies with innovative services and devices that might significantly reduce costs and improve access to care in California.