A new proposal set to hit Congress could require some physicians and patients to receive pre-approval from Medicare for advanced imaging exams, according to a Kaiser Health News report.
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When Shands Jacksonville (Fla.) Medical Center voluntarily closed its kidney transplant program on Jan. 12, documents recently obtained by a local newspaper show the program was failing six of 12 federal standards, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
Republican governors from 29 states sent a letter to federal lawmakers arguing a need for greater flexibility in Medicaid payments, according to a FoxNews.com report.
Although President Obama's executive order requires all federal agencies to revisit regulations that could be streamlined, eliminated or improved for efficiency, HHS reportedly will not be revising any regulations that implement the new healthcare reform law, according to a news…
A three-judge panel for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta has "sharply" questioned the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, focusing particularly on whether allowing the law would create a precedent that could lead to…
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Five Senate Democrat leaders have jointly signed a letter to Vice President Joe Biden, petitioning him to leave a proposed Republican Medicare plan off the table amid discussions on how to tackle the country's $14.3 trillion deficit, according to a…
More states are joining the trend of creating commissions or groups to study insurance exchanges, a provision in the healthcare reform law, according to several news reports.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott has signed two bills that will significantly reform the state's Medicaid program, shifting the program to managed care, according to a Miami Herald report.
A lawsuit challenging the insurance mandate under the healthcare law came before an appellate panel in Cincinnati, though the lawsuit may be dismissed after a plaintiff revealed she recently obtained health insurance through her employer, according to a New York…
The Government Accountability Office has named Willis Gradison, Jr., and William Hall, MD, to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, according to a news release by the American Hospital Association.