Nine out of 22 hospitals in the Baltimore area suffered financial losses in fiscal year 2009, which ended June 30, according to a report by the Baltimore Business Journal.
A bill to fix the automatic Medicare pay cut for physicians failed by a vote of 47-53 in the Senate, well short of the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture, according to a report by the Hill.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has reopened bids for durable medical equipment suppliers in a "round-one rebid" for its competitive bidding program for DME, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies, according to a report by AHANews.
Wholesale costs increased 0.2 percent for hospitals and 0.1 percent for physician practices during the month of September, according to recently released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
New federal legislation to permanently eliminate planned yearly cuts in Medicare reimbursements for physicians may not have enough votes to pass Congress because it would raise healthcare costs — on paper, at least, according to a report by the New…
A bill introduced in the Senate last week by Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and supported by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) would stop next year's reductions in Medicare reimbursement rates to physicians, according to a report by the Los…
Monthly premiums for basic Medicare coverage could increase 15 percent next year for some beneficiaries, to $110.50 per month, according to a report by the New York Times.
Anthem and Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare have signed a new contract, settling a dispute that could have left around 250,000 to pay out-of-network fees for Norton hospitals and physicians, according to a report in the Courier-Journal.
Here are the top 10 most common medical diagnoses by ICD-9 codes billed by hospitals nationwide along with the average charge for each code, according to the American Hospital Directory's analysis of data from the latest Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released updated information regarding the payments it made to hospitals in fiscal year 2008 for outpatient procedures.
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