by Keith Kuhn | Aug 23, 2013 | Reimbursement
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a final rule on hospital inpatient status, which is likely to boost the number of seniors receiving Medicare coverage for skilled nursing services. Medicare beneficiaries must have inpatient status at a...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 23, 2013 | Industry, Provider
In a new report, the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI) recommends that the state launch pilot programs to test a new model of community-based health care that would expand the role of paramedics under certain circumstances. In “Community...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 22, 2013 | Regulations
The Ohio Department of Insurance says health insurance rates will go up next year for Ohioans who buy insurance from the Marketplace. Individuals will pay an average of 41% more and businesses will pay an average of 18% more in health insurance premiums when the...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 21, 2013 | Industry
YARMOUTH, Maine – Industry stakeholders are trying to organize numerous press calls in August about the negative impact of competitive bidding as another way to get the attention of lawmakers, who are in their home districts for the whole month. Stakeholders say press...
by Keith Kuhn | Aug 21, 2013 | Payor
A waiting period for enrollment in West Virginia’s Children’s Health Insurance Program has been eliminated. The Children’s Health Insurance Agency board voted Wednesday to eliminate the 90-day waiting period prior for enrollment in the program for...
