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Feds probe Humana on claims, doc loans
Humana is the subject of an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department regarding its coding of medical claims and loans to physicians in South Florida. Humana disclosed in a recent regulatory
UnitedHealth buys two Medicare plans
UnitedHealth on Tuesday announced that it's buying two Florida insurance companies that manage Medicare and Medicaid plans, further positioning itself as a leader in the Medicare market. The
Pressure for health price transparency mounts with new bills
Less than a year after a Florida law made it voluntary for doctors to post price lists in their offices resulted in very few having done so, a new pair of bills up for hearings Wednesday would
State panel recommends equitable funding to public, private hospitals
A panel appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to determine whether the state's public hospitals provide better or worse care than private ones recommended some major changes to public healthcare
State considers scrapping hospital district finances
The state of Florida has been taking a close look at how it finances its hospital districts--a move that could impact other states with district hospitals, reports Kaiser Health News. A panel
Providers' financial burdens ease as state covers more kids
At a time when millions of Americans have been falling off insurance rolls, Florida has been able to provide coverage to tens of thousands of children, reports Kaiser Health News. According to a
Regulation, database the right solutions for prescription abuse?
Florida's sweeping "pill mill bill" passed in July has been successful in thwarting physicians in the state from writing excessive prescriptions for dangerously addictive painkillers. In particular,
New 'pill mill bill' cracks down on overprescribing painkillers
The U.S. death toll from overdose deaths from painkillers has exploded from less than 4,000 in 2000 to more than 11,000 in 2007, according to the most recent statistics from the federal Centers for
Two more Medicaid proposals that could shut down hospitals
Last week, I discussed how Rep. Paul Ryan's proposal to overhaul the Medicaid system could prove disastrous to hospitals. This week, I want to examine proposals by two up-and-coming governors to
States cutting AIDS drug assistance programs
Many states are cutting their drug assistance programs to AIDS patients, reports Kaiser Health News. Patients without access to such drugs are far more likely to become seriously ill as a result of
