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Jonathan Blum to leave Medicare
Although Blum has not announced any future plans, Marilyn Tavenner cites "new job opportunities" as the impetus behind Blum's resignation.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 23, 2014 -
ProMedica must sell Ohio hospital, court rules
The two merger partners controlled more than 50% of Lucas County, Ohio's market for primary and secondary services.
By Anne Zieger • April 22, 2014 -
High-risk pools finally closing down
The temporary pool program is being shut down after three extensions.
By Anne Zieger • April 21, 2014 -
AHA seeks changes in Medicare ACO programs
The AHA argues that current programs place too much risk on providers and offer too little opportunity for reward.
By Anne Zieger • April 18, 2014 -
Psych care quality data goes public
CMS' Hospital Compare site will now include data on quality measures gathered from inpatient psychiatric facilities.
By Anne Zieger • April 18, 2014 -
Medicare Advantage payment changes anger health plans
Though CMS plans to boost Medicare advantage payments by 0.4%, insurers remain dissatisfied and expect to see rates fall in 2015.
By Anne Zieger • April 16, 2014 -
Lawyers helping whistleblowers analyze Medicare data
The potential payoffs for these cases can be huge: Whistleblowers typically receive up to 30% of recovered funds.
By Anne Zieger • April 15, 2014 -
Good news for Obama: ACA costs lower than expected
The Congressional Budget Office predicts that health insurance subsidies under the ACA plan will total slightly more than 1 trillion over the next 10 years.
By Anne Zieger • April 14, 2014 -
Poll: Most Americans negative on ACA
According to a new Gallup poll, the majority of Americans view the ACA negatively—and Gallup predicts that opinions might shift for the worse when other key provisions of the legislation take effect.
By Anne Zieger • April 14, 2014 -
Sylvia Burwell tapped to replace Sebelius
In an unsurprising turn of events, Obama has nominated the current director of the Office of Management and Budget to to assume command of HHS.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 11, 2014 -
HHS head Kathleen Sebelius to resign
Sebelius has faced severe criticism for the disastrous rollout of the federal ACA site.
By Anne Zieger • April 10, 2014 -
Report: Universal health care would help businesses
The report by advocacy group Public Citizen addresses the benefits of the historically-rejected single-payer system—something the state of Vermont is already considering.
By Anne Zieger • April 9, 2014 -
Survey estimates gain of 9.3M insured
The bulk of the increase, from September 2013 to March, came from employer-based insurance.
By Anne Zieger • April 9, 2014 -
Medicare payment data released
The long-anticipated data on Medicare Part B payments, which identifies physicians by name and office location, is now a part of public record.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 9, 2014 -
Fitch says ICD-10 delay could help hospitals
CMS estimates that that the one-year delay of ICD-10 could cost between $1 billion and $6.6 billion—but Fitch thinks the delay will be a positive for hospitals anyway.
By Anne Zieger • April 7, 2014 -
State marketplaces performed better than federal ones
State exchanges achieved 76% of projected 2014 enrollment by March 1, while federal exchanges were at 54%.
By Anne Zieger • April 4, 2014 -
Data breaches rising at federal agencies
A Government Accountability Office report found that many agencies consistently failed to calculate the amount of personal data at risk in each breach—many of which involved health data.
By Anne Zieger • April 4, 2014 -
Almost two-thirds of healthcare firms have EMR governance policies
The FDA will rely heavily on the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT to direct standards, certification, and the issuance of best practices for this category.
By Anne Zieger • April 4, 2014 -
Medicare physician payment data to go public
At an as-yet undisclosed date, CMS plans to release data on the number and type of health care services provided by individual physicians.
By Anne Zieger • April 3, 2014 -
Lawsuit targets exchange glitches
Thousands of Nevadans may have paid for health exchange plans but remain uninsured, according to a class action lawsuit.
By Anne Zieger • April 3, 2014 -
NY nurse practitioners can now practice independently
New York is the 18th state to pass legislation eliminating the requirement that nurse practitioners have a written practice agreement with a doctor in order to practice independently.
By Anne Zieger • April 2, 2014 -
CMS 'refining' Medicare audit program
According to the CMS, the "two midnights" rule and a series of other "refinements and improvements" will ease the burden on hospitals, but some health system leaders are skeptical.
By Anne Zieger • April 1, 2014 -
Senate Approves SGR Patch, Delays ICD-10
If the president adds his signature to the measure, it will be the 17th such patch that Congress has passed.
By Katie Bo Williams • April 1, 2014 -
Hospitals lead fight to expand Medicaid
In states that have refused to expand Medicaid, hospital associations are forming strategic partnerships and pushing legislators in an effort to reduce uncompensated care costs.
By Anne Zieger • March 31, 2014 -
CMS Medicaid fraud tracking system not working
Most state Medicaid administrators charged with reporting providers who have been terminated from billing Medicaid have failed to do so correctly—or at all.
By Anne Zieger • March 27, 2014
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