Healthcare facilities are right to be concerned about the path to ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation: Healthcare experts emphasize that providers have a lot of work to do to meet documentation requirements, adapt their software to the new codes and prepare for decreased…
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Two bills proposed in Pennsylvania could expand the state's ability to review insurance rate increases, as health insurance premiums continue to steadily increase, according to a Philadelphia Inquirer report.
House Republicans plan to propose a gradual increase in Medicare premiums for the wealthy to offset the cost of renewing Social Security payroll tax cuts and long-term unemployment benefits, according to a CBS News report.
Federal health officials report that Tennessee residents with Medicare have saved $33 million this year on prescription drugs, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) has announced he will propose a bill that would allow the U.S. Department of Justice to punish "unscrupulous drug distributors" who sell drugs in severe shortages at vastly inflated prices, according to an Associated Press…
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New Jersey healthcare reforms will save less money next year than expected, after fewer than 1 percent of state workers chose cheaper insurance plans, according to a North Jersey report.
Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell will not seek legislation next month to create a health insurance exchange, though a Republican in the House of Delegates says the state should move quickly to avoid federal intervention, according to a Richmond Times-Dispatch report.
The decision that Medicare will fund screening and counseling services to help obese patients slim down has sparked debate about the best methods for weight loss, according to a Statesman Journal report.
Minnesota residents will be able to test prototypes of several insurance exchanges on Monday, when the exchange models are made available online for public review, according to a Minnesota Public Radio report.
Most healthcare organizations are not fully prepared for a privacy and security audit by federal HIPAA regulators, according to a Nov. 2011 survey conducted by HCPro.