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CMS has announced the addition of four codes with modifiers that are subject to Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) edits.
Aetna and Coventry Health Care have challenged a ruling by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals that denies the companies a share of the state's Medicaid privatization contracts, according to a Times-Picayune report.
Democratic leaders of Congress told the Supreme Court on Monday that President Obama's stance on Medicaid will place more roadblocks in front of low-income people seeking healthcare, according to a New York Times report.
Implementation planning for ICD-10 should precede code set training because the planning process will take much longer, according to an AAPC report.
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Georgia insurance companies will soon have to provide more detailed, customer-friendly explanations if they plan to raise premiums by more than 10 percent, according to a Health Leaders Media report.
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Rhode Island's state health insurance commissioner cut rate increase requests from UnitedHealthcare of New England and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island during the state's annual rate review, according to a Business Insurance report.
California announced Tuesday that the state will decrease premiums by as much as 24 percent for new and existing subscribers of its health program for high-risk patients, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.
San Francisco's Board of Supervisors has voted to shelve a measure that would close a loophole in the city's universal healthcare ordinance, according to a San Francisco Chronicle report.