The California Division of Workers' Compensation announced plans to reduce ASC reimbursements to 120 percent of the Medicare ASC rate as part of a larger plan to reduce state workers' compensation costs by $1.2 billion, according to the California Ambulatory…
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With college graduations starting, the Obama administration will ask insurers to allow young adults to say on their parents' plans until age 26 rather than wait until this standard is required on Sept. 23, according to report by ABC News.
The healthcare industry saw the addition of 20,100 jobs in April 2010, according to a news release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A 2.3 percent tax on medical device companies that was part of the new healthcare reform law has many companies in Massachusetts eyeing plans to reduce costs, including job cuts, according to a report in Mass High Tech: The Journal…
Dallas, Texas-based Rainier Medical Investments has launched the Physicians First Fund, a $10 million physician-only investment fund that will provide capital to acquire and develop medical facilities including medical office buildings, ASCs and hospitals.
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John D. Kristofic, MD, an internal medicine physician in Pittsburgh, has been sentenced to one year in prison followed by three years of supervised release for committing healthcare fraud, according to a news release by Acting United States Attorney for…
Arizona has become the 19th state to reject a federal invitation to set up a high-risk pool to cover patients with pre-existing medical conditions under health reform, according to a report by the Arizona Republic.
The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will have a far-reaching impact on the delivery and management of healthcare. The new rules and regulations are still being crafted; however, hospitals, surgery centers and physician practices can prepare for…
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) filed an amendment to the pending Wall Street reform legislation to repeal the health insurance industry's exemption from federal antitrust laws, after previously failing to get such a measure included into the healthcare reform law passed…
A hearing will be held today, May 7, to take comments about Centra's proposal to build an outpatient surgery center in Danville, Va., according to a report in The News & Advance.