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Three national groups representing ophthalmologists have submitted a letter to CMS asking it to ease the restrictions on ASCs — under the Conditions for Coverage — to provide surgery to patients on the same day they are informed of the…

Texas State Representative Tara R. Rios Ybarra, DDS; Diana Woo Paparelli, DDS; and Colbert J. Glenn, DDS, were indicted on charges that they allegedly illegally referred Medicaid beneficiaries to a Gary Morgan Schwarz, DDS, MSD, a McAllen, Texas dentist, according…

In a survey, more than 70 percent of physicians found industry-sponsored lunches for physicians appropriate and 25 percent said accepting large gifts from industry representatives was also appropriate, according to a report in the Archives of Surgery.

Kristie Brake of Jonesville, N.C., and Kimberly Miles of Sparta, N.C., were sentenced to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $600,000 in restitution for their roles in a Medicaid fraud scheme, according to a report by the Yadkin…

The expansion of state Medicaid programs required under health reform law will cost Ohio an estimated $1.45 billion, according to a report by the Columbus Dispatch.

Bobby Hillert serves as executive director of Texas Physician Hospitals Advocacy Center, a collaboration of Texas physician hospitals that promotes safety, quality, and innovation. As director of TPHAC, he is committed to demanding the safest, highest quality, most innovative treatments…

Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program announced it has revised its standards to respond to the new and expanded CMS regulations focusing on infection control.

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.

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…

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.