Beginning next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. They must first consider whether or not the challenge can move forward and then if the individual mandate is or…
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Physicians may have more time to dedicate to other practice concerns following a delay of the ICD-10 coding system, according to an American Medical News report.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is filing a lawsuit against the federal government over CMS' plans to stop funding the state's Women's Health Program, according to a Texas Tribune report.
Louisiana officials are calling for accountability from the federal government after the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs broke its promise to open two health clinics due to clerical errors, according to a Daily Iberian report.
Despite New York's record-breaking success in Medicaid fraud recovery, the state is working to make audits less of an "adversarial enterprise," according to a New York Times report.
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A New Jersey proposal would instate approximately 1,000 price codes controlling how much physicians, surgery centers and hospitals can charge for outpatient treatments for auto accidents, while abolishing another 117 price controls due to physician backlash, according to an NJ.com…
The Drug Enforcement Agency has published a new final rule adjusting the fee schedule for its Diversion Control Program, which includes a more than 30 percent increase in the registration fee assessed to hospitals, clinics physicians, pharmacies and other providers…
Editor's note: This article by Tony Mira, president and CEO of Anesthesia Business Consultants, an anesthesia & pain management billing and practice management services company, originally appeared in Anesthesia Business Consultants eAlerts, a free electronic newsletter. Sign-up to receive this…
Republican Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.) is preparing to release a revised budget proposal after his original plan to reduce the deficit faced steep opposition due to its cuts to Medicare, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C., will soon host its first open-heart surgery after more than 10 years of conflict about the service with local hospitals, according to a State report.