More than 3 million people enrolled in Medicaid in the year ended in June 2009, pushing enrollment to a record 46.8 million, according to data published by the Kaiser Family Foundation and cited in a Washington Post story.
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President Obama is expected to release a new healthcare reform legislation over the weekend, before his healthcare summit with Republicans scheduled for next week, according to a report by the New York Times.
Bryan Olson, director of operational efficiency at Surgical Care Affiliates, a national surgical care provider with more than 130 ASCs and surgical hospitals, shares five best practices for managing staffing costs in an ASC.
The Georgia Society of Ambulatory Surgery Centers (“GSASC”) has sent a letter to the Georgia Department of Community Health (“DCH”) regarding concerns over some requests for information in the state's 2009 Survey for Single Specialty Physician Owned Office Based Centers…
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Over 26 percent of physicians responding to a post on Sermo, the world's largest online community of physicians, said they have either been forced to close or are considering closing their solo practices, according to a Sermo news release.
Organizers of a Feb. 27 symposium on women in surgery at the University of South Florida hope to raise women's current 6 percent share of the surgeon population, according to a release from the University of South Florida.
1. New CMS ASC payment system has generally increased orthopedic reimbursements. The transition to the new CMS ASC payment system, which pays centers at a percentage of HOPD rates, has increased the reimbursement rates of most orthopedic procedures, says Jay…
Following an 11 percent drop in health plan membership in 2009, Humana this year plans to cut a net of 1,400 positions, or 5 percent, according to a release from Humana.
CMS has delayed a mandatory reporting deadline that would implement Medicare Secondary Payer reporting, according to a press release from the Medicare Advocacy Recovery Coalition.