Under a settlement with Reno, Nev.-based Renown Health, 12 cardiologists will receive a combined $4.2 million today and the option to leave Renown for another hospital or clinic without facing penalties, according to a Reno Gazette-Journal report.
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State Medicaid directors received guidance from CMS on the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage program's 1 percentage point increase to fund state assistance for certain preventive care.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sibelius stressed federal funding for states that expand their Medicaid programs to include more poor residents will be protected from budget battles, according to a report by Politico.
More than half of physicians are in the dark about the Sunshine Act: They don't know it requires pharmaceutical and medical device companies to report payments to physicians annually and that this information will be publicly available in a database,…
Janet Mills, Maine's attorney general, is drafting legislation that would require hospitals that receive half or more of their operating revenues from the state or federal government to open board meetings to the public, according to a Press Herald report.
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A Vermont bill that would allow certain terminally ill patients to take medicine to end their lives is moving to the Senate judiciary committee, according to a Fox 44 report.
Six lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have released a report outlining recommendations from more than 160 stakeholders on methods to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
This article was written by Scott Safriet, MBA, AVA, partner with HealthCare Appraisers.In recent years, clinical co-management arrangements have emerged as a viable mechanism for hospital/physician alignment, and payment for performance-based outcomes. The Office of Inspector General recently issued Advisory…
CMS has released its final rule that will require drug, device, biologic and medical supply manufacturers to report payments and gifts they provide to physicians and teaching hospitals.
Two radiologists have filed suit against Bozeman (Mont.) Deaconess Hospital, claiming the hospital breached a joint venture contract, created a monopoly and forced the physicians out of practice, according to a Bozeman Daily Chronicle report.