Appeals court overturns ruling requiring HHS to clear Medicare appeals backlog by 2021
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Appeals Court for the District of Columbia on Friday overturned an
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6,000-Year-Old Knee Joints Suggest Osteoarthritis Isn’t Just Wear And Tear
(By Richard Harris for NPR) American doctors have been noticing an increase in osteoarthritis of the knee. They have suspected
Read MoreCMS will cancel major bundled payment initiatives
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has proposed canceling the cardiac and expanded joint replacement bundled payment models. Continue reading
Read MoreInsurers Given Three More Weeks to File their Rate Requests for 2018
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Thursday, it would extend the deadline by three weeks for
Read MoreHealthcare Organizations are Enhancing their Cybersecurity Programs
According to the 2017 HIMSS Cybersecurity Survey from 126 health IT security professionals in United States, 80 percent of respondents
Read More23 payers proposing double-digit premium hikes for 2018
(By Morgan Haefner for Becker’s Hospital Review) Below are 23 payers proposing double-digit premium hikes for coverage offered on the
Read MoreEnd-Of-Life Advice: More Than 500,000 Chat On Medicare’s Dime
(By JoNel Aleccia for Kaiser Health News) The 90-year-old woman in the San Diego-area nursing home was quite clear, said
Read MoreClimbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage
Read MoreA Long And Winding Road: Kicking Heroin In An Opioid ‘Treatment Desert’
(By Brian Rinker for Kaiser Health News) Heather Menzel squirmed in her seat, unable to sleep on the Greyhound bus
Read MoreA ‘Vaccine For Addiction’ Is No Simple Fix
(By Richard Harris for NPR) It’s always appealing to think that there could be an easy technical fix for a
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