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$17B paid out to date in Meaningful Use incentive payments
As of October's end, more than 430,000 eligible hospitals and professionals had achieved some form of Meaningful Use compliance.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 4, 2013 -
28% of uninsured would prefer to pay fine, avoid buying coverage
Plans to purchase coverage are split along party lines.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 4, 2013 -
FDA gains new power to regulate compounding pharmacies
The new legislation governing compounding pharmacies follows on the death of 64 people who used one pharmacy in Massachusetts.
By Anne Zieger • Dec. 2, 2013 -
IRS will begin collecting insurer taxes to pay for ACA
Health insurers with premium revenues over $25 million annually will pay a new tax.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 27, 2013 -
Obama plan would help health insurers offset losses
The plan would help insurers who allow consumers to keep their existing plans.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 27, 2013 -
AHA urges CMS to kick off ICD-10 testing soon
The American Hospital Association wants CMS to begin ICD-10 testing by January 2014 and make sure it's available to all hospitals.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 25, 2013 -
CMS to slow down reimbursement cuts to dialysis providers
Overall payments for 2014 will remain the same, CMS announced in its final rule on the subject.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 22, 2013 -
States work to shield consumers from ACA premium increases
State strategies include regulating types of policies offered and finding ways to transition existing high-risk pools to avoid reform-driven rate increases.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 20, 2013 -
CMS developing HIX plan rating system
The new rankings will include ratings for plans' relative quality, as well as their price and health outcomes.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 18, 2013 -
MI bill would force disclosure of ACA's effect on premiums
The bill would require that health plans report the ACA's financial effect through 2018.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 16, 2013 -
HHS OIG scrutinizes outlier payments to hospitals
The HHS Office of the Inspector General wants to know why outlier payment levels vary so widely across the U.S.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 15, 2013 -
Despite increased spending, U.S. lags behind in health outcomes
Dollar for dollar, the U.S. gets less for its healthcare spending than the rest of the developed world.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2013 -
Deep Dive
5 things we (probably) know about the ACA
While we don't know when HealthCare.gov will be fixed, we do want to call your attention to these developments that will matter for healthcare providers.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 13, 2013 -
Health courts could offer expert judges in medical liability cases
Health courts dispense with a jury and leave decisions to impartial experts.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Disproportionate share cuts threaten safety-net hospitals
Cuts to disproportionate share payments will undermine the ability of safety-net hospitals to help the poor, officials say.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 11, 2013 -
10 GOP senators call for firing of Sebelius
Senators say her failure to warn the public and president about healthcare exchange problems merits her firing.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 7, 2013 -
HMA must repay $31M in improperly claimed Meaningful Use payments
The hospital chain had to return the money because of an error it made in certifying its EMR technology.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Washington state hospitals may face new rules regarding religious policies
New rules would require hospitals to submit their policies on end-of-life care and reproductive health services to the state, plus post them publicly.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 6, 2013 -
Ohio program pays PCPs for care management
The new program' will begin by using primary care doctors to coordinate care.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2013 -
Arkansas rural hospitals get cash to help with HIE costs
Hospitals will get up to $10K to connect.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 4, 2013 -
HHS says hospitals not barred from paying insurance costs
Hospitals may save money by paying premiums for those who can't afford insurance.
By Anne Zieger • Nov. 1, 2013 -
Bill would repeal Medicare's SGR formula, create new incentive program
The new bill would sunset penalties imposed by Medicare's existing quality-based programs.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 31, 2013 -
Fitch: States that don't expand Medicaid will cause hospital financial woes
Hospitals in non-participating states will lose out on hundreds of billions of dollars over the next 10 years.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 29, 2013 -
Record numbers of students applied to med school this year
Stats from the Association of American Medical Colleges show that rising medical students want to be employed by health systems.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 27, 2013 -
Vermont plans to launch single-payer system
The system will take the form of a modified Medicare-for-all approach.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 26, 2013
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