Republican lawmakers are launching investigations into state-based health insurance exchanges that have been performing poorly.
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The Missouri State Senate has passed legislation that would make healthcare navigators undergo extra measures before being able to help people sign up for coverage, according to an Associated Press report via the Kansas City Star.
A $475,000 settlement would resolve a class-action lawsuit that alleges Wilkes-Barre (Pa.) General Hospital miscalculated overtime pay, according to a Sunday Dispatch report.
A lawsuit alleges several New York hospitals denied interpretation services and hearing assistance for a deaf patient, according to a Newsday report.
A Kentucky judge has ordered the University of Louisville and Norton Healthcare into mediation to settle their months-long dispute over Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, according to a Courier-Journal report.
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A federal judge has dismissed suit Rawson-Neal Hospital in Las Vegas that had accused the psychiatric hospital of giving patients one-way tickets to California, according to an article in the Las Vegas Sun.
Recent Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act policy changes concerning provider networks, the extension of old health plans and the employer mandate will likely have a negative impact on health insurers selling policies through the exchanges, according to Moody's Investors…
At the 12th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine, Lisa Rock and Jessica Edmiston, BS, CPC, CASCC will give a presentation titled "It's Go Time: the Final Preparations for ICD-10."
ICD-10 is about much more than just new codes, according to an EHR Intelligence report.
In a Medical Practice Insider article, Tom Ormondroyd, vice president and general manager at Precyse Learning Solutions; Bruce Scott, MD, Precyse ICD-10 Consultant; and Christian Oliver, associate vice president for catalog and courseware at Healthstream, discuss ways in which ICD-10…