White House Press Secretary Jay Carney has criticized a report from the House Energy and Commerce Committee stating that only 67 percent of federal exchange enrollees had paid their first premiums by April 15.
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Mount Sinai Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Group Co-op City, all based in New York City, have been named as defendants in a class-action lawsuit alleging the hospitals, along with Alpharetta, Ga.-based HealthPort Technologies — a company…
Nearly a month after President Barack Obama signed legislation that delays the transition to ICD-10 coding by at least one year, many healthcare providers and industry stakeholders are continuing their preparations for the transition while awaiting official guidance from CMS…
Federal officials are looking for new private contractors to run the federal health insurance exchange website, HealthCare.gov, according to a report from The Hill.
Eatonton, N.J.-based West-Ward Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $10 million to resolve allegations the pharmaceutical company inflated prescription drug prices to overcharge Texas' Medicaid program.
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The American Hospital Association has sent a letter showing its support of the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act that would amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of healthcare professionals who cross state lines to volunteer their…
The Illinois Supreme Court has held the Good Samaritan Act, which protects from liability physicians who have no obligation to treat a patient and volunteer to do so in an emergency situation, does not extend liability protection to on-duty emergency…
A new study published in JAMA Internal Medicine has identified the top reasons why internists are sued for medical malpractice and determined the success rate of each type of case identified.
Connecticut's 29 acute-care hospitals experienced a 16 percent decrease in medical malpractice insurance costs from 2009 to 2012, but according to hospital officials within the state, the reduction in costs may not be long-term, according to a Hartford Business Journal…
HHS' Office of the Inspector General has released the results from its onsite review of the Michigan Medicaid Fraud Control Unit that revealed the unit did not meet all of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit performance standards.