by Keith Kuhn | May 23, 2013 | Government, Regulations
The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) of the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) has issued a revised version of its Provider Self-Disclosure Protocol (“Updated SDP”), dated April 17, 2013, which established a process...
by Keith Kuhn | May 22, 2013 | Provider
The chief executive of a Miami, Florida hospital has pledged to begin addressing one of the most dysfunctional aspects of the American health care system, according to MedCity News. He’s striving for greater price transparency giving patients and doctors the ability...
by Keith Kuhn | May 22, 2013 | Payor, Provider
WellCare Health Plans, Inc. recently entered into an agreement with Take Care Health Systems, a subsidiary of Walgreens, to offer its Medicare Advantage members access to the more than 370 Take Care Clinics located at select Walgreens stores in 19 states and...
by Keith Kuhn | May 22, 2013 | Government, Regulations, Reimbursement
H.R. 1717 remains the HME industry’s No. 1 priority, but with time running out, stakeholders are again pressing for a delay in the July 1 start date of Round 2 of competitive bidding. The basis for that delay: a growing list of contract suppliers that appear to fail...
by Keith Kuhn | May 22, 2013 | Government, Payor, Regulations, Reimbursement
Members of the Tennessee United States Congressional delegation today called on the administration “to provide details on its policy of awarding Medicare contracts to businesses not licensed in Tennessee, a violation of the administration’s bid policy and a...
