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ACA enrollments inflated by dental plans
The Obama administration counted some dental subscribers among the full-plan enrollees for the ACA, boosting the total enrollees over 7 million.
By Randy Lilleston • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Is urgent care sufficiently regulated? Some say no
In New York, the state's public health council is calling for tighter government and physician oversight of the booming urgent care industry.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Is whistleblower action declining?
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 21, 2014 -
Struggling Quincy Medical Center pushes closing to February
The delay is a result of pressure from Attorney General Martha Coakley's office.
By Anne Zieger , Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Banner Health posts $228.8M surplus, sets date for academic medical center acquisition
Banner moves closer to scoring a strong academic medical partner as it reveals strong operating numbers.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
CMS taps Niall Brennan for new chief data office post
Brennan will oversee data-collection and dissemination efforts in CMS' new Office of Enterprise Data and Analytics.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Health groups urge Congress to keep next year's ICD-10 deadline
As the groups noted, HHS projects that any additional delays could cost payers and providers as much as $6.6 billion.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Patients are willing to pay NPs and PAs, but Medicare still isn't
PAs and NPs are growing in volume. How much longer will federal laws prevent them from practicing to the full scope of their abilities?
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 20, 2014 -
New government data on Obamacare premiums shows encouraging trends
Initial 2015 Obamacare data from 38 states shows an increased number of insurers and improved competition.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 19, 2014 -
ICD-10: Maybe not the crisis hospitals anticipated?
Is the ongoing hue and cry from providers justified? New numbers suggest not.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 19, 2014 -
New CA Ebola regulations are among toughest in the country
Pressure from nurses and other healthcare workers prompted the new mandatory rules, which go beyond CDC guidelines.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Deep Dive
3 things hospitals anticipate from the ACA's second enrollment period
Does the smooth launch of the second open enrollment period bode well for hospitals? Some experts sound a cautionary note.
By Judy Packer-Tursman • Nov. 18, 2014 -
Which state had a troubled exchange roll-out on Saturday?
Last year's open enrollment period was a technological disaster. This year went much smoother for Healthcare.gov, but at least one state exchange did face problems.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Retrieved from Apple on September 09, 2014
FTC: Is Apple doing enough to safeguard health data?
The agency is concerned about the exposure of protected health information and in talks with Apple about how its new smart watch will protect personal data.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
ACA premiums rising this year for existing enrollees
Americans who are already enrolled in ACA plans will still get subsidies, but those subsidies may not go as far as they did last year.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Obama confident as Healthcare.gov 2.0 launches
The second version of the ACA's online insurance marketplace rolled out on Saturday with few glitches.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
Are hospitals profiting from defective medical devices?
An OIG report unearthed $548,000 in Medicare overpayments due to hospitals failing to report free defective device swaps.
By Marisa Torrieri • Nov. 17, 2014 -
The cost of ICD-10 implementation: Only $2,000 to $6,000?
New AHIMA estimates are a far cry from the numbers used by the American Medical Association, which puts costs between $22,560 and $105,506.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 14, 2014 -
Report: Out-of-pocket costs skyrocket for employees
Premium costs have also almost doubled since 2010 for the average person with an employer-sponsored plan.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
CareAll to pay $25M in false claims suit
The whistle-blower who brought the suit claims that he was demoted when he refused to participate in the fraud scheme.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 13, 2014 -
Halbig case on hold until SCOTUS rules on King
Premium subsidies for plans purchased on the federal exchange hang in the balance.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 12, 2014 -
Some Pioneer ACOs to solicit enrollment
If beneficiaries enroll voluntarily, are they more likely to seek care within the ACO's provider network?
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Anthem Blue Cross reveals member information in emails
It is unclear at this time whether or not the incident will require a breach notification.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
LA hospitals secure funding in constitutional amendment
Critics are concerned that while hospitals will benefit, payers and patients might suffer.
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014 -
Judge in Partners acquisition case is skeptical of settlement
Did exiting attorney general Martha Coakley approve the Partners settlement to further her gubernatorial campaign efforts?
By Katie Bo Williams • Nov. 11, 2014
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