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Maryland House and Senate has approved an initial plan for a health insurance marketplace, according to a Washington Business Journal report.

Insurers have recently tried to persuade customers to use less-expensive healthcare providers by promising lower co-payments and other cost-sharing methods for members who choose those physicians and facilities, according to an MSNBC report.

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Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire signed into law on Friday that establishes rules for insurers preparing for the state's online insurance exchange, according to a News Tribune report.

The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services plans to collect overpayments within 60 days in order to better prevent fraud and abuse, a move that may require practices to maintain patient records for 10 years, according to an AAPC…

Efforts to implement a health insurance exchange in Maine have stalled in the state Legislature, as arguments to overturn the federal healthcare reform law begin in the U.S. Supreme Court, according to an Online Sentinel report.

The Tennessee House Health and Human Resources Committee has voted in favor of legislation that would allow the state government to take over the federal Medicare program in the state, according to a Knox News report.

Oregon could develop a single coordinated care organization for the Portland area, according to the Lund Report.

The American Health Information Management Association is transitioning its training course emphasis from ICD-9 to ICD-10, according to a Fierce Health IT report.

CMS has made numerous changes to covered benefits for Medicare beneficiaries since the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010, according to an AAPC report.