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Recommended legislation on Maine's health insurance exchange has been completed and will be presented to the state's Insurance and Financial Services Committee on Monday, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.

Missouri lawmakers have stalled a discussion of the state's health insurance exchange because some senators do not want to implement an exchange system, according to a Public News Service report.

Physicians and other providers now have until Jan. 1, 2012, to begin using the revised Advanced Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage form, according to an AAPC release.

Employers may not face penalties for refusing to offer affordable coverage to employee dependents, and they may not even have to extend coverage to dependents, depending on regulations unveiled this month by the Internal Revenue Service, according to a Business…

A Pittsburgh-Tribune Review investigation exploring healthcare costs around the country found that the price for identical medical procedures differs widely, even within the same hospital or clinic.

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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder signed new laws yesterday that will impose a 1 percent tax on all healthcare claims paid in the state, according to a CivSourceOnline report.

Facilities that perform outpatient surgery must report the right place-of-service code, according to an AAPC report.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth will expand its corporate operations and add more than 550 jobs in management, accounting, medical coding and billing, according to a Business & Heritage Clarksville report.

Meaningful use incentive programs will help offset the costs associated with implementing ICD-10 at healthcare facilities, according to a Government Health IT report.