Dirty, Dingy Hospitals: Doctors Blame Debt-Fueled Takeovers
Bloomberg- by John Lauerman and David Welch- June 1, 2017, 8:17 AM PDT There are two groups Community Health Systems Inc. can’t push too far: the doctors at its hospitals, and…
Bloomberg- by John Lauerman and David Welch- June 1, 2017, 8:17 AM PDT There are two groups Community Health Systems Inc. can’t push too far: the doctors at its hospitals, and…
CBS News- AP / May 26, 2017, 7:44 AM WASHINGTON -- A growing number of Americans age 40 and older think Medicare should cover the costs of long-term care for older…
Axios- Bob Herman- May 17 The Department of Justice is intervening in a second whistleblower lawsuit that alleges UnitedHealth Group, the largest health insurance and services company in the country, has…
NY Times- By THOMAS KAPLAN and ROBERT PEAR MAY 4, 2017 WASHINGTON — The House on Thursday narrowly approved legislation to repeal and replace major parts of the Affordable Care Act,…
BY LAUREN CLASON, THE HILL EXTRA - 04/13/17 03:00 PM EDT A far-reaching Medicare payment proposal cleared a crucial hurdle this week, as the federal health program seeks to reward…
Bloomberg News -Zachary Tracer- April 18, 2017, 8:27 AM PDT UnitedHealth Group Inc. is doing well doing business with the U.S. government. Just not in Obamacare. The company has added more…
Published: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:19 p.m. CDT • Updated: Thursday, April 13, 2017 11:19 p.m. CDT By Trudy Lieberman, Rural Health News Service What’s going to happen to Medicare?…
The Accenture study also finds that half of these victims were subject to medical identity theft and on average had to pay $2,500 in out-of-pocket costs per incident. Healthcare IT…
Bloomberg- by Zachary Tracer , David McLaughlin , and Andrew M Harris February 8, 2017, 4:05 PM PST February 9, 2017, 2:37 PM PST After 18 months of courtship and court…
HBMA- Dr. Kate Goodrich- 03/13/2017 Modernizing Medicare with the QPP Keeping Medicare’s Promise to Families Today and Tomorrow By Kate Goodrich, Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services (CMS), US Department…