The American Hospital Association has filed a motion (pdf) with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to expedite its case regarding CMS' recovery auditors, formerly known as recovery audit contractors.
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An attorney for University of Pittsburgh Medical Center refused a judge's request today to return sealed documents that were mistakenly included in public documents submitted during a recent hearing between Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System and insurer Highmark, according…
Rep. Wally Herger (R-Calif.) has introduced a bill that would repeal President Obama's Independent Payment Advisory Board — a 15-member cost-cutting board established by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to a report by The Hill.
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi denounced lawmakers' proposals to raise the Medicare age from 65 to 67 in a USA Today op-ed.
The state's attorney's office for the Western District of Pennsylvania collected $13.1 million from civil and criminal actions this past fiscal year, and $1.98 million of that came from a settlement with Greensburg, Pa.-based Excela Healthcare over alleged improper stenting.
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An administrative law judge is recommending Florida state officials reject plans by Shands Jacksonville (Fla.) to build a new 100-bed hospital, according to a Jacksonville.com report.
Prepayment audits saved Medicare at least $1.76 billion in fiscal year 2010, but the savings could have been even greater if prepayment audits were more widely used, according to a new report from the Government Accountability Office.
Today, HHS announced (pdf) it will not consider phased-in or partial Medicaid expansions, under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Instead, states will have to expand Medicaid fully to 133 percent of the federal poverty limit to receive 100…
Over the past week, Congress and President Barack Obama's administration have continued their spar over the "fiscal cliff" — a series of spending cuts and tax hikes that will go into effect at the end of this year without a…
The FDA decided not to recommend Zogenix's Zohydro painkiller and noted concerns about the risk of opioid addiction, according to the Chicago Tribune.