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Posted on February 16, 2018 in Health Law News
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NATION All 71 new 2017 ASCs by specialty Follow the money: Inpatient surgery moving out of hospitals into ambulatory centers Study: Only one-quarter of clinicians comfortable with value-based payment program Amazon eyes another healthcare shake-up: Getting into supply chain AHA recommends CMS delay application deadline for BPCI Advanced Gottlieb Outlines FY 2019 Budget Goals... READ MORE
[02/16/18]
Posted on February 16, 2018 in Press Room
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[02/15/18]
Posted on February 15, 2018 in Press Room
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Posted on February 14, 2018 in Press Room
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[02/13/18]
Posted on February 13, 2018 in Press Room
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[02/09/18]
Posted on February 9, 2018 in Federal Advocacy
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Congress Passes Massive Budget Bill with Numerous Health Care Provisions In the early morning of February 9, Congress passed a two-year budget deal containing substantial implications for health care. The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 sets new limits on how much the federal government can spend in the next two years. The budget deal... READ MORE
Tags: This Week in Washington
[02/09/18]
Posted on February 9, 2018 in Health Law News
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NATIONAL Medical bills rise after hospitals acquire physician practices, studies suggest Dialysis provider Fresenius hit with $3.5 million HIPAA fine DOJ Memo Brings Promising News for Providers Facing Government Action Medicare pay cut dropped from spending bill passed by House Former CMS Administrator Andy Slavitt to create ‘United States of Care’ Coalition of 44... READ MORE
[02/06/18]
Posted on February 6, 2018 in Health Law News
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On October 1, 2017, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) implemented its national targeted probe and educate (“TPE”) program. TPE is designed to reduce improper payments by identifying providers/suppliers with high denial rates or unusual billing practices and providing education to correct non-compliance with claim submission criteria. However, repeated errors could potentially... READ MORE
[02/02/18]
Posted on February 2, 2018 in Federal Advocacy
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GOP Moving Away from ACA Repeal Efforts Congressional Republicans met for their annual policy retreat this week in West Virginia. Key GOP lawmakers stated that there are no imminent plans to try again to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”). Instead, they are shifting their focus to passing legislation to lowering health care... READ MORE
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[02/02/18]
Posted on February 2, 2018 in Health Law News
Published by: Hall Render
NATIONAL Apple wants to gather all your medical records in the Health app 10 predictions for healthcare industry growth in 2018 Kaufman Hall: Hospital M&A jumped 13% from 2016 U.S. telehealth industry eyes Medicare for its next big check What To Watch In Health Care In 2018: Six Key Trends ‘Not a lot of... READ MORE
