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The Ohio Association of Home Medical Equipment Services has announced its opposition to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services' competitive bidding plan for Medicare reimbursements, joining a host of other organizations that contend the plan is unsustainable will put provider organizations out of business and, as a result, restrict access to needed medical equipment and care.
American CareSource Holdings, Inc., based in Dallas, has added three clients to its portfolio: Caprock HealthPlans, Inc., a Lubbock, Texas-based third party administrator, GreenTree Administrators, Inc., a Beaumont, Texas-based regional third party administrator, and Community Claims Administration, an Orange, Calif.-based third party administrator.
The Department of Health and Human Services has made available an online tool from its Healthcare.gov Web site that streamlines the public's search for insurance coverage options.
Emory Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Georgia, is boosting eligibility services at its metro Atlanta facilities to help its growing self-pay patient population obtain healthcare coverage.
Ingenix Consulting has announced the launch of its Strategic Technology Solutions practice.
The Alabama Medicaid Agency has awarded a $135 million, eight-year contract to HP to upgrade and manage the agency's Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS).
The federal Health IT Policy Committee is backing a plan to build a federal database of business rules that states could use to help determine the eligibility for Medicaid and other federal health insurance programs.
MEDS-ED Link, a project of the Northern Virginia Regional Health Information Organization (NoVaRHIO) done in conjunction with Inova Health System and GE Healthcare, launched on Monday.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has awarded a $200 million contract to HP Enterprise Services for software applications related to Medicare Part B claims processing and the delivery of services to beneficiaries.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidelines to state Medicaid directors regarding federal funding for the administration costs associated with Medicaid healthcare information technology initiatives.