ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all…
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ACEP Outlines Flaws, Biases in New England Journal of Medicine Story on Balance Billing
In November, The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published an article of great concern for all... -
U.S. Republicans Quibble Over Effective Date of Obamacare Repeal
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican senators are leaning towards a plan to delay the effective date of an... -
Opinion: Affordable Care Act Consolidation Increases Health Plans’ Market Power
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating...
U.S. Republicans Quibble Over Effective Date of Obamacare Repeal
(Reuters) – U.S. Republican senators are leaning towards a plan to delay the effective date of an…
Opinion: Affordable Care Act Consolidation Increases Health Plans’ Market Power
“The opportunity to secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating…
Cigna Ends Preauthorization Requirement to Treat Opioid Addiction
(Reuters) – Health insurer Cigna Corp. has discontinued its policy of requiring doctors to seek authorization before…
Medicaid Expansion Has Been Good for U.S. Hospitals’ Bottom Line
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Hospitals in states that expanded Medicare under the Affordable Care Act have…
States’ Expansion of Medicaid Tied to Better Care for Low-Income Adults
Low-income adults in the U.S. likely benefited if their states expanded Medicaid in 2014 under the Affordable…
What Emergency Physicians Need to Know about the 2016 CMS Fee Schedule
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) Final Rule…
UnitedHealth May Exit Obamacare Exchanges in 2017
UnitedHealth Group Inc., the largest U.S. health insurer, warned on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015, that it might…
Increase in High-Deductible Health Insurance Patients Raises Payment Concerns
Your payer and acuity mixes are integral and vitally important to your financial success. Payer Mix There…
U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Obamacare Insurance Subsidies
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday, June 25, upheld the nationwide availability of tax subsidies that are…