Members of a Missouri senate panel tasked with considering Medicaid reform ideas have voted down the idea of expanding the program, according to a report from The Kansas City Star.
Legal & Regulatory Issues
Two Connecticut medical associations have filed a suit against UnitedHealthcare challenging the insurer's termination of more than 2,000 physicians as participating providers in United's Medicare Advantage Networks.
The Wisconsin Hospital Association and Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have asked the Wisconsin Department of Health Services to delay a Medicaid reform plan that will revoke coverage for thousands of state residents, according to a report from The Business Journal.
Several news organizations are appealing a judge's ruling that some testimony from the trial of Boise, Idaho-based St. Luke's Health System could remain closed from public access to protect trade secrets, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
CMS announced a change to the way it approves equivalency requests, according to a Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program report.
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The Washington state health insurance exchange miscalculated tax credit amounts for about 8,000 people, telling them they can receive bigger subsidy amounts than they actually qualify for, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
Palm Beach County in Florida is considering enacting a hospital lien law to possibly allow hospitals to access patients' insurance and court settlements to collect on unpaid medical bills, according to a Sun Sentinel report.
Anthem Blue Cross of California is granting a two-month extension to 104,000 canceled policyholders because the insurer did not send out notification letters in time, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has maintained its claim it has zero employees and said the city of Pittsburgh "has not, and cannot, identify a single person who is employed by or on the payroll of UPMC, the parent holding company," according to…
This article briefly discusses five interesting Stark Law and Anti-Kickback cases and issues emerging in healthcare.