Government content from 2012
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December
- » Court defeat could open door to Medicaid doctor pay cuts - Dec. 31
- » Hospitals raise alarm over sicker Medicare population - Dec. 31
- » Brief: Nursing homes accuse Medicaid of underpayment - Dec. 31
- » Brief: Court weighs constitutionality of state abortion ban - Dec. 31
- » Brief: House bill aims to protect physician decision-making under ACA - Dec. 31
- » Brief: Medicare prepares to implement physician SGR pay cuts - Dec. 31
- » Medicaid primary care pay to more than double in 6 states - Dec. 31
- » ED use drops when medical practices extend office hours - Dec. 31
- » Universal EHR to streamline care for active military and vets - Dec. 28
- » GAO: Medicare could save $880 million on dialysis payments - Dec. 26
- » Off-label drug marketing gets free-speech protection in court ruling - Dec. 24
- » Only 18 states and D.C. will run insurance exchanges - Dec. 24
- » Physicians push for full Medicaid expansion after HHS all-or-nothing stance - Dec. 24
- » Medicare pay struggle a familiar year-end cliffhanger - Dec. 24
- » Brief: Medical experts ask Obama to delay fracking expansion - Dec. 24
- » Brief: Senate OKs veterans’ access to fertility treatments - Dec. 24
- » Brief: Medicare Advantage patients use fewer services, study says - Dec. 24
- » Opposition stiffens to ACA’s 2.3% tax on medical devices - Dec. 17
- » Tale of two insurance exchanges poses mystery for doctors - Dec. 17
- » Supreme Court to decide how late is too late on Medicare pay appeals - Dec. 17
- » Imaging criteria credited in sharp Medicare spending decline - Dec. 17
- » Brief: GAO report used as ammunition to challenge Medicaid spending - Dec. 17
- » Brief: Patient groups want Medicare therapy exceptions extended - Dec. 17
- » Brief: High court to tackle drug pay-for-delay deals - Dec. 17
- » Brief: 31 senators call for higher Medicare pay for rural hospitals - Dec. 17
- » Medicaid primary care pay at risk in lame-duck talks - Dec. 12
- » Hospitals expected to benefit two ways from Medicaid expansion - Dec. 10
- » What if Supreme Court is not done with health reform law? - Dec. 10
- » Surprise spending spike tied to end of Medicare consultations - Dec. 10
- » Brief: ACA predicted to enable millions of key cancer screenings - Dec. 10
- » Brief: FDA gives green light to cell-based flu vaccine - Dec. 10
- » Brief: Medicaid cited for access barriers to dental care - Dec. 10
- » Brief: Tobacco companies must tell public they lied - Dec. 10
- » Brief: Republicans want IPAB repeal in debt deal - Dec. 10
- » Watchdog call for EHR bonus audits meets resistance - Dec. 10
- » Medicare pay uncertainty called threat to program innovations - Dec. 7
- » Medicare private plans boost quality in time for bonuses - Dec. 3
- » Odds favor physicians in appeals of Medicare denials - Dec. 3
- » ACA minimum coverage rule raises drug benefits — and objections - Dec. 3
- » Brief: Survey details toll of cancer drug shortages - Dec. 3
- » Brief: Physician whistle-blower case goes to state’s top court - Dec. 3
- » Brief: CMS appoints organizations to draft doctor quality reports - Dec. 3
- » Medicare SGR sticker shock adds urgency to pay reform campaign - Dec. 3
November
- » Few states take up ACA basic health coverage option - Nov. 30
- » Feature: Geographic payment adjustments: Medicare's disputed borders - Nov. 26
- » U.S. primary care doctors making sizeable strides on health IT - Nov. 26
- » Physician licenses become collateral damage of immigration law - Nov. 26
- » Brief: Medicaid faulted for failing adults and children - Nov. 26
- » Brief: Clinton foundation tackles health improvement - Nov. 26
- » Brief: HHS chief faces congressional subpoenas - Nov. 26
- » Brief: Medicare deductible and premiums to increase in 2013 - Nov. 26
- » Health insurance exchanges emerge as red vs. blue - Nov. 26
- » OIG reports Medicare nursing home upcoding - Nov. 21
- » American Hospital Assn. sues over retroactive Medicare pay denials - Nov. 19
- » State eyes one family, one card health coverage - Nov. 19
- » Medicare “improvement standard” no longer impedes home care - Nov. 19
- » Brief: Appeals court won’t rehear ADA medical marijuana case - Nov. 19
- » Brief: Health plans gear up for exchanges - Nov. 19
- » Physician pay a major unknown despite health reform certainty - Nov. 19
- » High price tag linked to heavy testing by newer doctors - Nov. 16
- » Multimedia: How might Medicare penalties affect you? - Nov. 12
- » Seniors expected to pay more under Medicare premium-support model - Nov. 12
- » Medicaid sets temporary payment increase for primary care - Nov. 12
- » Safety-net hospitals warn of ACA’s uncompensated care crunch - Nov. 12
- » Feature: Decisions doctors must make to avoid Medicare penalties - Nov. 12
- » Brief: Study advocates Canadian cost controls for Medicare - Nov. 12
- » Brief: Small-business workers struggle to get coverage - Nov. 12
- » Brief: Self-referred imaging cost Medicare $109 million in 2010 - Nov. 12
- » Brief: AMA urges appeals court to block “don’t ask” doctor gun law - Nov. 12
- » Medicare finalizes physician pay for new care coordination benefit - Nov. 12
- » Doctors in shortage state cite consequences of Medicaid expansion - Nov. 9
- » Obama victory removes last major threat to ACA - Nov. 7
- » Doctors join legal battle against change in medical marijuana policy - Nov. 5
- » Medicaid pay turnabout: More states boosting rates - Nov. 5
- » Doctors get another chance to avoid Medicare e-prescribing penalty - Nov. 5
- » Brief: AMA backs diabetes prevention bill - Nov. 5
- » Brief: Medicaid directors want better anti-fraud teamwork - Nov. 5
- » Oddsmakers predict sequestration and SGR delay - Nov. 2
October
- » Study details economic benefits of state Medicaid expansion - Oct. 29
- » Medical societies join to fight insurer prompt-pay lawsuit - Oct. 29
- » Feature: How 4 states are fighting obesity - Oct. 29
- » Brief: ACA poses no risks for American businesses, report says - Oct. 29
- » Brief: Senators press CMS for fraud prevention statistics - Oct. 29
- » Brief: 60 House lawmakers demand that Medicare stop imaging cuts - Oct. 29
- » Brief: AMA endorses bill to increase GME slots - Oct. 29
- » Organized medicine unveils plan to overhaul Medicare delivery - Oct. 29
- » First review in for embattled federal prevention fund - Oct. 26
- » AMA urges more clarity in gift-reporting rules - Oct. 22
- » Pediatricians petition White House to issue food safety rules - Oct. 22
- » “Frequent flyers” not seen as abusing emergency departments - Oct. 22
- » Quality gains alone won’t generate ACO bonuses - Oct. 22
- » Brief: Medical facilities top the list of criminal health fraud investigations - Oct. 22
- » Brief: Texas doctors embrace EHRs amid difficulties - Oct. 22
- » Brief: Court affirms criminalization of some RU-486 orders - Oct. 22
- » Brief: GOP leaders push for suspension of EHR bonuses - Oct. 22
- » Court ends long battle by upholding state liability cap - Oct. 19
- » Doctors appeal ruling dismissing certificate-of-need challenge - Oct. 15
- » Small-group plans driving insurance exchange benchmarks - Oct. 15
- » Feature: Medicare IPAB: Rational or rationing? - Oct. 15
- » Brief: Racial disparities seen in men’s health and access to care - Oct. 15
- » Brief: OIG targets Medicare program integrity plan for review - Oct. 15
- » Brief: Lawsuit against Medicaid hospital cuts declared valid - Oct. 15
- » Brief: Doctors among 91 charged with Medicare fraud - Oct. 15
- » Medicare claims contractor swap renews fears of pay disruptions - Oct. 15
- » MedPAC moves toward backing geographic pay reductions - Oct. 12
- » Medicaid's high marks on preventive care contrary to its stingy image - Oct. 8
- » Medicare knee replacements surge 162% since 1991 - Oct. 8
- » High court to determine states’ take of medical liability awards - Oct. 8
- » CDC targets holdout health workers on flu shots - Oct. 8
- » Brief: 7 of the top 10 Medicare drug plans raise premiums by 10% or more - Oct. 8
- » Brief: HHS bestows behavioral health training grants - Oct. 8
- » Brief: HHS projects ACA will save seniors $5,000 by 2022 - Oct. 8
- » Brief: House panel endorses health reform, Medicare bills - Oct. 8
- » Brief: Legal challenge to federal health reform law revised - Oct. 8
- » Insurers begin using standardized consumer guides - Oct. 5
- » Medicare Advantage popularity may be short-lived - Oct. 1
- » Doctors sue over balance-billing ban for natural disasters - Oct. 1
- » States probe HHS on partial Medicaid expansion options - Oct. 1
- » Brief: Medicare special needs plans fall short on reporting, study says - Oct. 1
- » Brief: Shortcomings of high-risk insurance pools cited - Oct. 1
- » Brief: Doctor accused of single-largest fraud scheme says he’s not guilty - Oct. 1
- » Brief: Ballot questions opposed by state medical society - Oct. 1
- » Brief: FDA chooses antibiotic for fast-track review - Oct. 1
- » Medicare auditor targets E&M services for review - Oct. 1
September
- » ROTC-type primary care scholarships proposed - Sept. 28
- » AMA proposes revisions to Medicare hospital observation policy - Sept. 28
- » Massive job losses expected under Medicare sequester - Sept. 24
- » Patients have no constitutional rights to medical marijuana, state court rules - Sept. 24
- » IOM: Physicians play key role in stopping health system waste - Sept. 24
- » Drop in uninsured rate suggests mixed results for doctors - Sept. 24
- » Brief: Senators target soft drinks for obesity study - Sept. 24
- » Brief: State estimates costs of expanding Medicaid - Sept. 24
- » Brief: Infectious disease society proposes 10 principles on outbreak response - Sept. 24
- » Brief: State Medicaid eligibility lawsuit thrown out - Sept. 24
- » Stakeholders seek regulatory direction on insurance exchanges - Sept. 21
- » Physicians, industry continue to wait for Sunshine Act rules - Sept. 20
- » Medicaid expansion could come at a big cost to states - Sept. 17
- » Emergency doctors say study overestimates avoidable ED visits - Sept. 17
- » Brief: Executive order increases mental health access for veterans - Sept. 17
- » Brief: Appeals court upholds federal stem cell research funding - Sept. 17
- » Brief: Overpayment self-disclosure process needs reform, AMA says - Sept. 17
- » Brief: AMA backs drug labeling improvement act - Sept. 17
- » Medicare modifier could hit unsuspecting doctors with pay cuts - Sept. 17
- » Dual-eligibles market creates opportunities for physician practices - Sept. 14
- » AMA details multipronged approach to Medicare pay overhaul - Sept. 13
- » Pediatricians call for uniformity on kids’ essential benefits - Sept. 10
- » Doctors can’t challenge Medicare audits, appeals court rules - Sept. 10
- » AMA backs bills to stop Medicare imaging pay cuts - Sept. 10
- » Brief: Lawsuit against ACA doctor-owned hospital ban dismissed - Sept. 10
- » Brief: GOP seeks clarification on ACA Medicaid, exchange provisions - Sept. 10
- » Brief: HHS awards public health work force grants - Sept. 10
- » Doctors shift focus to compliance as ICD-10 deadline set - Sept. 10
- » U.S. performs poorly on preventable death rates - Sept. 7
- » GOP wants new projections on Medicare cost-control panel - Sept. 6
- » Physician whistle-blowers can sue hospitals without delay, appeals court rules - Sept. 3
- » 500 practices selected for primary care management fee demo - Sept. 3
- » Brief: Isolated genes patentable, appeals judges rule - Sept. 3
- » Brief: Physicians in charge of most ACOs, study finds - Sept. 3
- » Brief: HHS awards $760 million for health insurance exchanges - Sept. 3
- » Brief: Organized medicine gets ICD-10 delay to October 2014 - Sept. 3
- » EHR standards get tougher under finalized meaningful use stage 2 - Sept. 3
August
- » CMS enlists pharmacies to advertise free Medicare benefits - Aug. 31
- » SGR repeal cost estimate drops to $245 billion - Aug. 30
- » Feature: Health insurance exchanges: The big unknowns - Aug. 27
- » Doctors fight "gag orders" over fracking chemicals - Aug. 27
- » Physicians resist states’ interference in practice of medicine - Aug. 27
- » 2,200 hospitals face Medicare pay penalty for readmissions - Aug. 27
- » Brief: Budget increase urged for American Indian health programs - Aug. 27
- » Brief: GOP seeks White House records on embattled Medicare demo - Aug. 27
- » Brief: Governor appeals ruling on “don’t ask” gun law - Aug. 27
- » State medical society reports improvements in access to care - Aug. 24
- » Uninsured Medicaid eligibles will vary in age and race - Aug. 23
- » Court blocks expansion of abortion ban - Aug. 20
- » Doctors ask Congress for role in reforming Medicare programs - Aug. 20
- » Lawmakers hear evidence of gray market in shortage drugs - Aug. 20
- » Brief: Medicare Part D premiums to remain stable in 2013 - Aug. 20
- » Brief: Public likes Medicaid, but insurance mandate is still unpopular - Aug. 20
- » Brief: States face challenges to expanding Medicaid, GAO says - Aug. 20
- » Small practices may be least able to take new Medicaid patients - Aug. 20
- » Employers turn to consumer-based health initiatives - Aug. 17
- » Federal rule to streamline electronic fund transfers and other billing transactions - Aug. 16
- » Health care fraud targeted by new public-private partnership - Aug. 13
- » Medicare to require prior authorization for power wheelchairs - Aug. 13
- » Medical liability: Court strikes down noneconomic damages cap - Aug. 13
- » Brief: Senate calls prostate cancer an epidemic for blacks - Aug. 13
- » Brief: Bill would offer Medicare diabetes prevention coverage - Aug. 13
- » Brief: HHS promotes new preventive coverage for women - Aug. 13
- » Brief: Judge bars ACA birth control mandate - Aug. 13
- » Pioneering health reform state enacts cost controls - Aug. 13
- » Tax delinquents still drawing Medicaid pay, GAO reports - Aug. 10
- » Lawmakers blast Medicare for using Social Security numbers on IDs - Aug. 9
- » Appeals court could uphold gene patents, legal experts say - Aug. 6
- » IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6
- » 6 million projected to be shut out by states rejecting Medicaid expansion - Aug. 6
- » Brief: FDA approves inhaler to treat COPD - Aug. 6
- » Brief: Doctors must tell abortion seekers about suicide risks, court rules - Aug. 6
- » Brief: Hospitals to participate in nurse training demo - Aug. 6
- » Brief: Massachusetts health reform runs into access problems - Aug. 6
- » IOM wants map redrawn on Medicare doctor pay - Aug. 6
- » HHS offers new preventive services to women - Aug. 5
- » AMA urges CMS to delay dual-eligible demo - Aug. 3
- » One-year Medicare pay freeze proposed in House - Aug. 2
July
- » Feature: Medicare pay: Budget sequester adds to annual payment rate woes - July 30
- » Court rules pay-for-delay drug agreements are anti-competitive - July 30
- » Lawmakers warned of demise of solo medical practices - July 30
- » Brief: FDA approves weight-loss drug Qsymia - July 30
- » Brief: Narrow ruling a reprieve for state’s only abortion facility - July 30
- » Brief: States sign up for ACO initiative - July 30
- » Brief: CMS unveils health reform state quality grants - July 30
- » Physicians protest health cuts in HHS spending bill - July 27
- » Employers to emulate Medicare by buying quality care - July 26
- » Physicians push Congress for improved Medicare data and performance measures - July 23
- » Court blocks local cigarette warning requirements - July 23
- » States eye leveraging health reform ruling to cut Medicaid eligibility - July 23
- » Brief: Long-term care medical liability costs go up - July 23
- » Brief: Researchers highlight health reform’s benefits for women - July 23
- » Brief: Court blocks entire “don’t ask” gun law - July 23
- » Brief: 16 million seniors received free preventive care in 2012 - July 23
- » Brief: 89 ACOs added to Medicare shared savings program - July 23
- » Report dispels conventional wisdom on what drives Medicaid ED use - July 23
- » White House exceeded authority with Medicare Advantage project, GAO says - July 20
- » High Medicaid population state reports record low access - July 19
- » Tough talk from governors about Medicaid after reform law ruling - July 16
- » Some patients stop taking depression drugs during Medicare coverage gap - July 16
- » Court: Doctors, not drugmakers, must warn patients of risks - July 16
- » Medicare previews pay increases and cuts for 2013 - July 16
- » Brief: Medicare to cut pay for unpaid hospital debts - July 16
- » Brief: Medicare may be paying hospices double for drugs - July 16
- » Brief: ACA may have unintended long-term care consequences, study says - July 16
- » Brief: Drug company agrees to $3 billion health fraud settlement - July 16
- » Brief: Supreme Court health reform decision splits Americans, poll says - July 16
- » Tough talk from governors about Medicaid after reform law ruling - July 16
- » Congress wants Medicare auditors to face their own review - July 13
- » Unique medical device identifier proposed - July 12
- » Feature: Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - July 10
- » AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - July 10
- » Taxes on health professionals targeted in Medicaid reform bill - July 9
- » Patients can sue over Medicaid drug denials, appeals court rules - July 9
- » AMA and AAMC oppose expanding hospital no-pay list - July 9
- » Brief: Alaska Medicaid to pay $1.7 million HIPAA fine - July 9
- » Brief: Judge blocks law restricting which doctors can perform abortions - July 9
- » Brief: Physician-senator proposes SGR repeal bill - July 9
- » Brief: Insurers will pay $1.1 billion back to consumers - July 9
- » Physicians should have more freedom to coordinate care, MedPAC says - July 9
- » After ACA ruling, HHS moves ahead with insurance exchanges - July 6
- » Bill would expand VA mental health services - July 5
- » New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - July 5
- » Distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - July 5
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- » Feature: Are ACOs the answer for Medicaid? - July 2
- » HHS establishes medical disaster response centers - July 2
- » Brief: Drug company liable for Medicaid fraud, court rules - July 2
June
- » What's next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29
- » What’s next for physicians after Affordable Care Act ruling - June 29
- » Affordable Care Act upheld - June 28
- » Doctors need better arsenal to fight obesity, says expert panel - June 28
- » Physicians sue over long-standing certificate-of-need mandate - June 25
- » States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs - June 25
- » Economists see health spending bouncing back - June 25
- » Brief: Medicaid anti-fraud efforts need improvement, OIG says - June 25
- » Brief: HHS announces more health innovation awards - June 25
- » Senate panel turns to insurers for Medicare pay reform advice - June 22
- » House Democrat presses HHS for details on 2013 budget cuts - June 21
- » Multimedia: Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1% - June 20
- » Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - June 20
- » Medicare joins with insurers to test paying for care management - June 18
- » Charges over state Medicaid rate cuts prompt federal inquiry - June 18
- » Uninsured “near-seniors” struggling with health access and costs - June 18
- » Hospital-owned practices to receive lower Medicare rates under new rule - June 18
- » Brief: Government’s 6-month health fraud recoveries top $1.2 billion - June 18
- » Brief: Physician-senator urges HHS to drop ICD-10 plan - June 18
- » Brief: CBO: Health spending will rise sharply under current law - June 18
- » Brief: House votes to repeal device tax, health account limitations - June 18
- » Massachusetts health reforms haven’t worsened economy, report says - June 15
- » Thousands lose Medicare billing rights during revalidation - June 14
- » Cigarette tax helps Illinois physicians avoid Medicaid pay cuts; other cuts deep - June 11
- » Arizona patients sue state over Medicaid co-pays - June 11
- » Only 7 states, D.C. expand Medicaid ahead of 2014 - June 11
- » Brief: Hearing set for Texas Planned Parenthood lawsuit - June 11
- » Brief: Bill that would ban sex-selective abortions fails to proceed in House - June 11
- » Brief: HHS awards funds to expand long-term care - June 11
- » Brief: MedPAC taps 3 physicians as commissioners - June 11
- » Organized medicine details future of Medicare payment without SGR - June 11
- » Federal initiative seeks to decrease use of antipsychotic drugs - June 8
- » House panel proposes repeal of revenue provisions used to support health reform - June 7
- » Medical liability costs seen as a drain on innovation - June 4
- » Federal disability law does not cover medical marijuana patients - June 4
- » EHR certification lacking usability factor, doctors say - June 4
- » Brief: High court rejects benefits claim for IVF children conceived posthumously - June 4
- » Brief: Specialty physicians say state dual-eligible demos might disrupt care - June 4
- » Brief: Organ donation program seeks older Americans - June 4
- » Brief: Uninsured veterans would benefit from health reform law, report says - June 4
- » Brief: House bill would order hospitals to detail costs - June 4
- » Senate, House OK drug short-supply warning system - June 1
May
- » Health tax credits for small businesses go unclaimed - May 31
- » Kansas doctors not required to provide drugs that could end pregnancy - May 28
- » Health exchanges’ futures remain in doubt despite new grants - May 28
- » Feature: Medicare’s bet on primary care - May 28
- » Brief: Schwartz, Dr. Roe form House GME caucus - May 28
- » Brief: Patient advocates sue Nebraska over alleged Medicaid violations - May 28
- » Brief: Sick Americans report financial burdens from high cost of care - May 28
- » Brief: CMS actuaries doubt spending caps will work - May 28
- » Most doctors headed for penalty over Medicare quality reporting - May 28
- » Study links lower education levels to higher obesity rates - May 25
- » OIG probes physician Medicare billing for office visits - May 24
- » AMA calls for 2-year delay of ICD-10 enforcement - May 21
- » Appeals court blocks overhaul of VA mental health system - May 21
- » Nearly every state showed health access declines in 2010 - May 21
- » Former Medicare chiefs say SGR must be eliminated - May 21
- » Brief: Florida counties challenge Medicaid billing law in court - May 21
- » Brief: GAO recommends cost savings for Medicaid, Medicare - May 21
- » Brief: New Jersey governor vetoes bill to establish insurance exchange - May 21
- » Brief: House panel endorses drug user fee reauthorization - May 21
- » Brief: Medicare lawsuit over RUC payment advice is thrown out - May 21
- » Medicaid primary care pay: The next SGR? - May 21
- » CMS eases rules to cut doctors’ regulatory burdens - May 18
- » Physicians receive federal innovation grants - May 17
- » Feature: Medicare's new approach to familiar diseases - May 14
- » Court blocks elimination of funding for Texas Planned Parenthood clinics - May 14
- » Federal grants help health center expansions, not operations - May 14
- » Brief: CMS, FDA approve less-invasive valve replacement - May 14
- » Brief: 107 charged in nationwide Medicare fraud sting - May 14
- » Stage 2 meaningful use rules sharply criticized by physicians - May 14
- » Feature: Medicare’s new approach to familiar diseases - May 14
- » Massachusetts Legislature starts moving on payment reforms - May 11
- » Physician gift tracking by drug companies delayed until 2013 - May 10
- » Doctors pressured to write prescriptions for OTC drugs - May 7
- » Appeals court to decide fate of Medicare audit challenges - May 7
- » Medicare modifies ordering, referring rules for physicians - May 7
- » Brief: Indiana high court to weigh uninsured billing lawsuit - May 7
- » Brief: Medicare proposes raising hospital rates by 2.3% - May 7
- » Brief: Senate panel OKs drug user fee reauthorization - May 7
- » High court arguments did not shift public opinion on health reform - May 4
- » White House refuses to drop $8 billion Medicare private plan demo - May 3
April
- » Dire Medicare outlook assumes deep physician pay cuts - April 30
- » Brief: HHS makes progress on plan to reduce infections - April 30
- » Brief: Medicare DME bidding saved $202 million in 2011 - April 30
- » Supreme Court: Generic drugmaker may sue over brand patent - April 30
- » Lawmakers seek faster approval process for shortage drugs - April 30
- » Physicians fight “unworkable” Medicare overpayment rule - April 30
- » State abortion laws place unprecedented limits, requirements on doctors - April 27
- » House GOP claims health reform taxes would hurt businesses - April 26
- » Brief: Maryland approves review of cardiac stent procedures - April 23
- » Brief: Washington state OKs alternative emergency department plan - April 23
- » AMA urges Medicare to rescind prepayment review demo - April 23
- » International trade dispute threatens to undo clove cigarette ban - April 23
- » More physicians calling the shots in latest round of ACOs - April 23
- » Medicare trustee says health reform law will add to debt - April 20
- » IRS health reform money gets GOP’s attention - April 19
- » Brief: Pay for bone marrow donors remains in place - April 16
- » Brief: Medicare covers less than large employer plans, study finds - April 16
- » Brief: Contractors recoup billions under Medicare secondary payer program - April 16
- » Doctor-supported ED access plan gains ground in Washington state - April 16
- » Pennsylvania not obligated to transfer funds to liability account, court rules - April 16
- » AMA seeks changes to Medicare hospital observation policy - April 16
- » Dual-eligible demos raise patient-access concerns - April 13
- » New ICD-10 deadline will be Oct. 1, 2014 - April 12
- » Oklahoma judge rules pre-abortion sonogram law unconstitutional - April 9
- » Brief: Washington state doctor sentenced for health care fraud - April 9
- » Brief: FDA strengthens regulations on tobacco products - April 9
- » Brief: Doctors urge lawmakers to fund health programs in 2013 - April 9
- » Few doctors downloading Medicare resource use reports - April 9
- » CMS backlog shortchanges doctors on e-prescribing exemptions - April 9
- » Washington state suspends Medicaid emergency department limits - April 6
- » CMS rules contribute to drug shortages, hospital pharmacists say - April 5
- » House Republican budget seeks to slow Medicare, slash Medicaid - April 2
- » Health system reform: Abstract debate inside Supreme Court as protest signs dominate outside - April 2
- » Brief: CMS establishes $200 million project to train nurses - April 2
- » Brief: Former CMS chief joins Center for American Progress - April 2
- » House passes IPAB repeal, medical liability reform bill - April 2
March
- » HHS says insurance rate reviews are working - March 30
- » Congress told more prescription drug monitoring programs are needed - March 29
- » Nevada court strikes down medical marijuana law - March 26
- » MedPAC calls for pay parity between hospital, doctor office visits - March 26
- » Final insurance exchange rule prompts concerns about out-of-network care - March 26
- » Brief: Virginia law would let plaintiffs sue over fetus deaths - March 26
- » Brief: AAFP will stay on the RUC - March 26
- » Health reform heads for legal showdown - March 23
- » GOP Medicare reform bill would let seniors tap into government employee plan - March 23
- » Enforcement of 5010 standards delayed until July 1 - March 22
- » States target chronic disease to trim health care costs - March 19
- » House closer to repeal of Medicare pay board - March 19
- » Brief: Illinois Medicaid anti-fraud plan receives partial federal approval - March 19
- » Hospital report cards fall flat at improving patient outcomes - March 19
- » Hospitals find success in slashing health disparities - March 16
- » Medicare overhauls patient claims statements - March 15
- » HHS seeks balance in health reform mandates - March 12
- » Alabama doctors can be sued for death of unborn, pre-viable child - March 12
- » Organized medicine seeks more latitude to challenge industry gift reports - March 12
- » Brief: Internists launch new doctor payment commission - March 12
- » FDA and industry not waiting for Congress on drug shortages - March 12
- » Medicare plan to stop drug abuse could hurt patients, AMA says - March 9
- » Texas doctor indicted in $375 million health care fraud scheme - March 8
- » Multimedia: Whose care costs the most? - March 5
- » Feature: Who are the chronically costly? Health care's 1% - March 5
- » Supreme Court keeps California Medicaid pay cut lawsuit alive - March 5
- » Brief: Preexisting condition plan enrollment grows - March 5
- » Brief: Texas to ban abortion providers from Medicaid program - March 5
- » Brief: States challenge federal contraceptive coverage mandate - March 5
- » First look at the next stage of meaningful use - March 5
- » Vermont adjusts path toward universal coverage - March 2
- » Medicare contractors rejecting pay for some legitimate services - March 1
February
- » Illinois to start unsanctioned Medicaid anti-fraud efforts - Feb. 27
- » Biosimilar drugs could receive expedited FDA endorsement - Feb. 27
- » HHS may require doctors to keep Medicare financial records for 10 years - Feb. 27
- » Brief: Maryland first to connect its acute care hospitals electronically - Feb. 27
- » Brief: Connecticut patients sue over delayed Medicaid processing - Feb. 27
- » Brief: Private plan growth in Medicare to continue in 2013 - Feb. 27
- » Brief: Medicare upgrades Web-based physician enrollment - Feb. 27
- » Medicare doctor pay patch sets up 32% cut for 2013 - Feb. 27
- » CMS denies Florida's bid to raise Medicaid cost-sharing - Feb. 24
- » HHS mandates clear insurance language - Feb. 23
- » Obama budget proposal sidesteps Medicare mandatory spending cuts - Feb. 20
- » Georgia high court strikes down assisted suicide law - Feb. 20
- » Washington state to restrict emergency Medicaid payments - Feb. 20
- » New electronic billing standards causing payment woes - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Medicaid drug pay changes expected to save $17.2 billion - Feb. 20
- » Brief: HHS aims to improve prenatal care, reduce pre-term births - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Hospital Compare website to include more infection data - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Court says seniors cannot give up Medicare entitlement - Feb. 20
- » Brief: Texas abortion law can take effect - Feb. 20
- » Brief: White House loosens contraception coverage mandate - Feb. 20
- » Medicare physician pay frozen until 2013 - Feb. 17
- » Republicans blast HHS for promoting "free" services - Feb. 17
- » CMS rejects California Medicaid co-pays - Feb. 16
- » CMS chief signals delay in ICD-10 transition - Feb. 14
- » Medical marijuana distributors subject to federal prosecution despite state law - Feb. 13
- » Medicare private plan enrollment hits 12.8 million - Feb. 13
- » RUC adds 2 seats for primary care - Feb. 13
- » Brief: Bill would ban federal food and beverage ad campaigns - Feb. 13
- » Brief: NEWT Act would close Medicare tax loophole - Feb. 13
- » Brief: CHIP reauthorization boosted kids' health coverage - Feb. 13
- » Brief: AMA calls on HHS to halt ICD-10 rollout - Feb. 13
- » Doctors zero in on benefit gaps allowed under health reform - Feb. 13
- » California tax hike could take pressure off Medicaid - Feb. 10
- » House votes to repeal long-term-care program - Feb. 9
- » Feature: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6
- » Comparative effectiveness research plan seeks input from all sides - Feb. 6
- » AMA calls on Congress to block ICD-10 mandate on doctors - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Bone marrow donor ruling should be thrown out, Justice Dept. says - Feb. 6
- » Brief: GAO: Medicare private plans overpaid due to risk scores - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Federal rule requires healthier food at schools - Feb. 6
- » Brief: Grassley probes state monitoring of high-prescribing Medicaid doctors - Feb. 6
- » Brief: HHS denies Texas' request for insurer spending waiver - Feb. 6
- » Unspent war funds eyed to avoid years of Medicare doctor pay cuts - Feb. 6
- » Feature: Medicare PQRS: Quality reporting or else - Feb. 6
- » Kansas Medicaid reform plan wins points with state's medical society - Feb. 3
- » Pharmacists say marketing of Medicare drug plans is misleading - Feb. 2
January
- » Maryland envisions "enterprise zones" to attract physicians - Jan. 30
- » States ask Supreme Court to stop Medicaid expansion - Jan. 30
- » CBO: Medicare demos didn't save much money - Jan. 30
- » Brief: American Red Cross fined for unsafe blood practices - Jan. 30
- » Brief: DEA, drug companies blamed for A30 and ADHD drug shortages - Jan. 30
- » Brief: New Jersey ends cosmetic procedures tax - Jan. 30
- » Brief: HHS finalizes women's health coverage rules - Jan. 30
- » States maintain or ease access to Medicaid and CHIP - Jan. 27
- » Sebelius urges supporters to defend health reform law - Jan. 26
- » Legal immigrants eligible for Massachusetts insurance plan - Jan. 23
- » Medicaid medical homes saved $1 billion in North Carolina - Jan. 23
- » CBO: Raising Medicare age to 67 would save $148 billion over decade - Jan. 23
- » Brief: Texas abortion law can proceed, appeals court rules - Jan. 23
- » Brief: HHS accuses insurer of unreasonable rate increases - Jan. 23
- » Brief: More young adults have dependent coverage - Jan. 23
- » Spending growth on physician services sinks to record low - Jan. 23
- » Ohio governor proposes Medicaid shared savings - Jan. 20
- » Med students to get training to treat PTSD, combat head injuries - Jan. 19
- » Physician innovators among those advising on health delivery reforms - Jan. 16
- » Governors push reclassification of marijuana for medical use - Jan. 16
- » Medicare intensifying documentation reviews before payment - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Judge halts California Medicaid cut to nursing homes - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Nearly 9 in 10 Florida physicians say they practice defensive medicine - Jan. 16
- » Brief: Conferees named to negotiate Medicare pay solution - Jan. 16
- » Barred physicians prescribed millions in Medicare drugs - Jan. 13
- » Electronic banking could save health system $4.5 billion - Jan. 12
- » Problems finding new Medicare primary care doctors small but growing - Jan. 9
- » Ban on "bath salts," synthetic marijuana delayed in Senate - Jan. 9
- » South Carolina makes questionable bid for private health insurance exchange - Jan. 9
- » Brief: States receive $300 million for meeting children's enrollment goals - Jan. 9
- » Brief: Medicare prior authorization for scooters demo delayed - Jan. 9
- » Brief: CMS moves Medicare participation deadline - Jan. 9
- » Medicare kicks out 1 in 5 new medium- and high-risk suppliers - Jan. 6
- » Maine faces $220 million Medicaid budget deficit - Jan. 6
- » Multimedia: Coverage growth will vary by state - Jan. 2
- » Texas Medicaid managed care expansion approved - Jan. 2
- » Appeals court to rehear South Dakota law promoting abortion-suicide link - Jan. 2
- » Feature: Health reform after 2014: Not-so-universal coverage - Jan. 2
- » Brief: HHS denies Michigan exemption to insurance spending regulations - Jan. 2
- » Brief: Medicare demo would provide primary care at home - Jan. 2