The American Hospital Association and American Health Information Management Association praised CMS and the CDC for releasing thousands of new ICD-10 and clinical modification codes early, according to FierceHealthIT.
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A Freedom Partners report found health insurance premiums have increased faster than wages and inflation, according to Fox News.
Many than 60 cancer care groups sent letters to CMS protesting their proposed alternative payment method for Medicare B drugs, according to Medpage Today.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office found within an 18-month period, HealthCare.gov had 316 security-related incidents, and the site is still vulnerable to attack, according to money talks news.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in Wisconsin appointed Paul Nobile the new president.
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On March 24, the Congressional Budget Office issued a report on subsidized health coverage's cost, according to Reuters.
Medicare officials said they have temporarily abandoned a proposed measure that would have penalized physicians for ordering "non-recommended" prostate-specific antigen tests to screen for prostate cancer, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Collective bargaining legislation is making its way through the New York legislature that would give physicians leverage when negotiating payer contracts, according to a General Surgery News report.
Various Connecticut advocacy groups are protesting the Anthem-Cigna merger, according to Hartford Courant.
Mercer L.L.C. projections found the penalty for employers not offering employees healthcare coverage in 2017 is expected to rise, according to Business Insurance.