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States fear delay in Medicaid expansion will jeopardize millions in federal funds
States continue to sign up for the Medicaid exp ansion , but those that are embroiled in legislative fights over the expansion fear even a one-year delay could mean they'll lose hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funds to cover low-income residents, according to an arti cle in Politico.
Ex-Allscripts head Glen Tullman: GOP Meaningful Use arguments 'incorrect'
Former Allscripts CEO Glen Tullman says that although the GOP senators who called for a "reboot" of the Meaningful Use incentive program make some valid points, their conclusions are "incorrect."
Parkland pays $1.4M to settle improper billing charges
In the fourth government crackdown on Parkland Memorial Hospital recently, the troubled Dallas hospital has agreed to pay a $1.4 million settlement over Medicare and Medicaid fraud allegations.
CBO finds no savings from prior authorization for Medicare imaging
The latest Congressional Budget Office score of the economic effects of healthcare programs indicates that using prior authorization schemes in the Medicare program won't produce any savings.
Hospital CIOs call Meaningful Use flawed, back proposed delay
A majority of hospital CIOs recently polled by healthsystemCIO.com called the Meaningful Use program flawed and agreed with the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives' proposal earlier this month to extend Stage 2 by one year.
Governors team up for healthcare sustainability, innovation
Heeding healthcare industry calls for payment reform, Govs. John Kitzhaber of Oregon and Bill Haslam of Tennessee will lead the new Health Care Sustainability Task Force to help governors innovate their Medicaid programs and achieve low-cost, high-quality healthcare.
Cedars-Sinai must pay back $2.24M in Medicare overpayments
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles owes Medicare more than $2.24 million in overpayments made during a three-and-a-half period, according to an Office of Inspector General report.
Hospital patients, staff safe after tornado slams Oklahoma
While a torndao headed right for Moore (Okla.) Medical Center, wiping out the Norman Regional Health System facility, no patients or staff suffered injuries, according to a hospital update last night.
Hospitals want changes to proposed rebilling rule
Hospitals are raising objections to a proposed rule that would allow them to rebill the Medicare program for Part B claims that had been denied by auditors based on the setting where the care was rendered.
Oklahoma end-of-life law could boost hospital costs
A new law in Oklahoma, based on guidelines promulgated by the National Right to Life Committee, could complicate already costly end-of-life issues for hospitals.
