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Hospitals and uninsured patients in states that decide to forego the Medicaid expansion within the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could see direct negative impacts in lost reimbursement and continued health deterioration, according to an Austin Statesman report.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry directed a stern letter toward HHS and President Barack Obama's administration, saying his state will not expand Medicaid nor will it create a health insurance exchange — two components of the healthcare reform law he said…
CMS has officially approved Oregon's Medicaid demonstration program, which will be centered around coordinated care organizations.
Hospitals have until this Friday to complete an American Hospital Association quarterly survey to measure the impact of Medicare's Recovery Audit Contractor program, according to an AHA News Now report.
The Massachusetts Hospital Association urged Gov. Deval Patrick in a letter to halt changes that would result in $40 million in Medicaid reductions for state hospitals, calling the policy a "direct barrier to the reform effort in Massachusetts," according to…
Roughly 21 percent of hospitals plan to replace their revenue cycle management systems within the next two years as they prepare for new healthcare financial regulations, according to a survey from healthcare technology research firm CapSite.
Hospitals account for the largest share of all healthcare spending at 33 percent, and several primary factors are driving increased hospital costs.
Emergency department observation is defined as "use of a bed and periodic monitoring by the hospital's nursing or other ancillary staff, which are reasonable and necessary to evaluate an outpatient's condition or determine the need for possible inpatient admission," at…
CMS has issued its proposed rule for the 2013 home health prospective payment system, which would go into effect Jan. 1, 2013, according to an AHA News Now report.
CMS has issued a proposed rule to increase Medicare payment rates to hospital outpatient departments by 2.1 percent for calendar year 2013.