In new court filings, Pittsburgh-based UPMC claims the city of Pittsburgh must challenge tax-exemption of the health system's 44 subsidiaries rather than the umbrella corporation, according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.
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A brief history of healthcare reform in the U.S., through the years.
The Obama administration has delayed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's employer mandate by another year for certain businesses, according to a report from The Hill.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act presents new opportunities for millions of uninsured Americans to get covered, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report.
CMS is considering making it mandatory that health insurers accept third-party premium payments made under the Ryan White Act to ensure coverage for people with HIV/AIDS, according to a Reuters report.
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Health insurers are gearing up to oppose expected reimbursement cuts for Medicare Advantage in calendar year 2015, according to a report from The Hill.
Two separate bills could affect Wisconsin physicians and providers treating worker's compensation patients.
Joe White, former CFO of Shelby Regional Medical Center in Center, Texas, has been indicted with alleged fraud and aggravated identity theft violations in the U.S. District Court, Eastern Division in Texas, according to a KETK NBC report.
Kent Wallace, former CEO of Brentwood, Tenn.-based RegionalCare Hospital Partners, has filed suit against the company, claiming he was terminated without proper severance, according to a Nashville Business Journal report.
House Republicans have abandoned plans to extend the U.S. debt limit in exchange for the repeal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's risk corridors for health insurers, according to a report from The Hill.