The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that represents common ground in separate preparedness bills passed last year by the House and Senate, according to an AHA News report.
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A bill in the Montana Senate would establish a commission to oversee standards for patient-centered medical homes and protect them from antitrust litigation, according to a Missoulian report.
Pittsburgh-based health insurer Highmark has asked a court to order the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to return confidential materials that were mistakenly included in public documents submitted during a November hearing between the two parties, according to a Pittsburgh…
After several failed attempts by lawmakers, a bipartisan group of House members have issued a new bill to attempt to kill the federal health law's Independent Payment Advisory Board, arguing the panel gives unelected bureaucrats too much control over healthcare…
Hoping to encourage more states to expand their Medicaid programs, HHS released a proposed rule that would allow higher co-payments for certain non-emergency care for Medicaid recipients, according to a report in the New York Times.
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State regulators say a proposal by Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Health System to construct a new hospital in Lindenhurst, Ill., would increase an oversupply of hospital beds in the area, according to a Crain's Chicago Business report.
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion yesterday that reversed and remanded a circuit court ruling that hospitals could appeal decisions by the Provider Reimbursement Review Board that are up to 25 years old.
State medical boards take the inappropriate overprescribing of controlled medication very seriously. For this reason, it is important to take appropriate steps to protect yourself from mistakes that can lead to overprescribing enforcement actions by your medical board. Many physicians…
A federal law that prevents health insurers from raising rates or denying coverage because of an individual's genetic code does not apply to other types of insurers, such as those that sell life or long-term care insurance, according to a…
ShermanChoice in Elgin, Ill., an affiliate of Elgin-based Sherman Health Systems, has filed a complaint in the Cook County Circuit Court alleging that Provena St. Joseph Hospital, also in Elgin, overcharged for care given to its patients by $282,000, according…