The National Governors Association is asking the U.S. Senate to extend enhanced federal Medicaid funding to the states and avert further cuts in state Medicaid spending, according to an NGA letter to Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate.
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The 21.3 percent physician fee cut is in its 23rd day because the House and Senate continue to disagree on fee fix legislation, as Congress heads toward its July 4 recess in 1½ weeks, according to a report by Kaiser…
James Geiger, MD, is an anesthesiologist serving five hospitals and five surgery centers in Phoenix, Ariz.
Connecticut is the first state in the nation to permanently add low-income, childless adults to its Medicaid program as permitted by the Affordable Care Act, according to a news release by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The owner and vice president of Wayne County Therapeutic in Livionia, Mich., were convicted by a federal jury Tuesday for their participation in a $23 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to a news release from the United States Department of…
Dawn Q. McLane, RN, MSA, CASC, CNOR, is chief development officer of Nikitis Resource Group, an ASC development and management firm.Q: The number of de novo ASC projects seems to be on the decline. Do you think this is still…
Brian Brown is regional vice president of operations of Meridian Surgical Partners.Q: How often should all of our physician-investors meet, and what should be discussed during these meetings?
The Avera Surgery Center in Sioux Falls, S.D., is set to open on July 6, according to a report from KELOLAND TV.
The following is a response from Marshall M. Baker, MS, FACMPE, president of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC/Accreditation Association) to the Becker's ASC Review report "ASC Industry Responds to JAMA Study on Infection Control," published June 8.Marshall…
Bergein Overholt, MD, is a physician with Gastrointestinal Associates in Knoxville, Tenn., a group of 13 physicians and nearly 100 staff. He has led his practice in the development and use of BARRx treatment for Barrett's Esophagus, a condition that…