Five more states will join the original 13 states in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the health reform law's mandate for Americans to have health insurance coverage, according to a release by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, who originally…
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A bill in the Nebraska Legislature calling for a 17-month moratorium on new hospital construction is still alive, even though a dispute over a proposed physician-owned hospital in Kearney apparently has been settled, according to a report by the Journal…
A legislative auditor found multiple billing issues at three hospitals operated by Louisiana State University, including inadequate control over financial reporting, inability to locate movable property and inadequate controls over consumable inventory, according to a report in The Daily Advertiser.
The Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association has decided not to ask for an income tax increase on high-earning households to pay for the state's Medicaid program, according to the Phoenix Business Journal.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the list of ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes that do not require either an HCPCS –QR or –Q0 modifier for implantable cardiac device services provided in a clinical study, according to an article…
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Proceedings began in New York State Supreme Court to settle a seven-year long dispute between Anesthesia Associates of Mount Kisco and North Westchester Hospital, according to a report in The Journal News.
Proceedings began in New York State Supreme Court to settle a seven-year long dispute between Anesthesia Associates of Mount Kisco and North Westchester Hospital, according to a report in The Journal News.
Alexander A. Hannenberg, MD, president of the American Society of Anesthesiologists, reacted to President Obama's signing of the Health Care and Education Affordability Reconciliation Act of 2010, saying the new law required "continued scrutiny, action and involvement by ASA and…
A group of physicians planning a hospital in Hammond, Ind., received a $7 million bond for the project from federal stimulus funds but is considering how to move forward now that the health reform law will ban new physician-owned hospitals,…
A bill introduced in the Tennessee Senate would eliminate West Tennessee Healthcare's Jackson-Madison General Hospital's antitrust exemption, which allows it to negotiate exclusive contracts with health insurers, according to a report by the Jackson Sun.