In a summary judgment, a New Jersey tax court judge ruled that parts of non-profit Morristown (N.J.) Memorial Hospital are run as for-profit entities and, therefore, are subject to being taxed, according to a report in The Daily Record.
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A survey of nearly 14,000 surgeons and anesthesiologists, members of the nation's Surgical Coalition, showed that less than one-third of physician currently participating in Medicare would be able to continue under the 21.2 percent fee cut scheduled to go into…
Una Favorite Brown of New Orleans was sentenced to 21 months imprisonment for healthcare fraud offenses and was ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $33,305, according to a Department of Justice news release.
The Georgia House of Representatives has approved a bill (H.B. 307) that would levy a 1.45 percent patient revenue tax on most hospitals in the state, but amended a previous version of the bill that would have also levied the…
The House of Representatives passed the health reform bill by a vote of 220-207 in the final vote in a complicated legislative process, according to a report by the New York Times.
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The Idaho Senate has approved a $25 million hospital tax paid by private hospitals in the state to offset cuts in the Medicaid budget, according to a report by the Idaho Reporter.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service sent a response to the American Society of Anesthesiologists providing context and rationale for recent updated Interpretive Guidelines for the Medicare Hospital Conditions of Participation, according to an ASA news release.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Service sent a response to the American Society of Anesthesiologists providing context and rationale for recent updated Interpretive Guidelines for the Medicare Hospital Conditions of Participation, according to an ASA news release.
Moody's Investors Service said not-for-profit hospitals and stand-alone community hospitals in particular "will struggle financially" under health reform, according to a report by the Healthcare Financial Management Association.
By a vote of 56 to 43, the Senate passed changes in the health reform bill, which will now be returned to the House of Representatives for a final vote, according to a report by the New York Times.