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Patients Likely to Pay the Price of Antitrust Suits in Pittsburgh

Patients and customers may end up footing the bills from antitrust lawsuits involving Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System, Highmark and University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, according to a Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report.

How the Supreme Court Has Kept Its PPACA Decision a Secret

As the nation awaits the Supreme Court's ruling on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, the Justices — and dozens of clerks — have known the Court's final decision for several months, since shortly after the…

Minnesota AG Wants to Expand Lawsuit Against Accretive Health

Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson has raised new claims in an effort to expand her January lawsuit against Chicago-based Accretive Health, according to a recently filed memorandum of law.

AHA to CMS: Revise Proposed Payment Rule for Long-Term Care Hospitals

The American Hospital Association is calling on CMS to revise its proposed rule for the long-term care hospital prospective payment system for fiscal year 2013, according to an AHA News Now report.

Atlantic Health, Overlook Medical Center Settle Overbilling Allegations With $9M

Overlook Medical Center in Summit, N.J., and its parent, Atlantic Health System, will pay roughly $9 million to settle allegations of Medicare overbilling, according to a Star-Ledger report.

Health Insurers to Dispense $1.1B in Rebates This Summer

Health insurance consumers are expected to see big refunds this summer, as HHS announced health insurers will issue $1.1 billion in rebates to 12.8 million Americans due to the medical loss ratio provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care…

77% of Americans Want New Healthcare Reforms If PPACA is Overturned

A recent Associated Press-GfK Roper Public Affairs & Corporate Communications poll shows that most Americans — 77 percent — think the president and Congress need to work on new healthcare reforms if the Supreme Court decides to overturn the Patient…

House Passes Drug Shortage Bill, Adds FDA User Fees for Generics

The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act on Wednesday, which includes provisions to help alleviate drug shortages, according to an AHA News Now report.

Health Affairs: Unintended Consequences of the PPACA Could Threaten Care for Medicare Patients

Three provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could have unintended consequences on the six million Americans receiving long-term care, according to a new Health Affairs report.

New Bill Would Block IRS Tax Credits for Health Exchanges

Representatives Scott DesJarlais, MD, (R-Tenn.) and Phil Roe, MD, (R-Tenn.), have introduced legislation to prevent the enactment of an IRS rule that offers premium tax credits for both state-based health exchanges and ones operated by the federal government.