ICD-10 may have a new deadline, as HHS released a proposed rule (pdf) today that would delay the compliance date of ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014.
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Minnesota is making progress with its health insurance exchange, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.
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The New Jersey Association for Ambulatory Surgery Centers has sent a letter to Aetna in response to their efforts of re-directing patients from one in-network facility to another, less costly in-network center.
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley is circulating a proposal to regulate hospitals and physicians and the rates they receive to provide care, according to a Boston Globe report.
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California is moving ahead with its health insurance exchange, having received $40 million in federal seed money for implementation purposes, according to an SFGate report.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska filed a lawsuit on Wednesday to prevent the state from switching to a new health insurance company, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
American patients reported fewer physician visits last year, a sign that many people are struggling to pay for healthcare, according to a study released Wednesday by the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics.
Medical practices of one or two physicians are the fastest growing adopters of electronic health records, according to study reported by AAPC.
Oregon is giving consumers until April 13 to submit responses about the most important aspects of the state's health insurance exchange, according to The Lund Report.