by Keith Kuhn | Feb 10, 2015 | Payor
Much of the conversation about health care has centered on health-insurance marketplaces and whether or not to expand Medicaid. Far less discussed is a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services initiative that some say has the potential to improve the delivery and...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 3, 2015 | Regulations
In May 2014, the American Hospital Association filed suit against the United States Department of Health and Human Services seeking to compel Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) to comply with applicable statutory deadlines for deciding Medicare claim appeals. By law,...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 2, 2015 | Government
California officials say more than 90% of Obamacare customers renewed their policy for 2015, but the state still faces an uphill climb to reach its goal of 1.7 million enrolled before next month’s sign-up deadline. The state’s insurance exchange reported...
by Keith Kuhn | Feb 1, 2015 | Government
The Obama administration outlined ambitious new goals Monday to transform over the next four years the way that the gargantuan Medicare program pays doctors and hospitals, rewarding providers that achieve better outcomes for patients rather than those that just do...
by Keith Kuhn | Jan 28, 2015 | Government
The Department of Health and Human Services would no longer supervise day-to-day operations of North Carolina’s Medicaid program under a bill that received key support Thursday. A General Assembly subcommittee endorsed a measure to shift the state Medicaid...
