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Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Gets $473M
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Projects to be funded by the Department of Health and Human Services awards will explore the effectiveness of drugs, medical devices, tests, surgeri” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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HHS Awards $49 Million to States for HIEs
healthplans.hcpro.com — “The Department of Health and Human Services funding will help 48 states and the District of Columbia implement health insurance exchanges by 2014.” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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DOJ Busts $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Three people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare $3 million in false claims for wheelchair purchases that were neither damaged by hu” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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DOJ Busts $3 Million Medicare Fraud Scheme: Three people have pleaded guilty in a scheme to defraud Medicare $3 m... http://bit.ly/c7xKnh
CMS Renews $86 Million WellPoint Contract
healthplans.hcpro.com — “The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has renewed a four-year $86.7 million contract with WellPoint, Inc. subsidiary National Government” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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CMS Renews $86 Million WellPoint Contract: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has renewed a four-year $... http://bit.ly/9tQim6
Medicare Part D Incurs Substantial Savings with Generics, CBO Says
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Dispensing generic drugs rather than their brand-name counterparts reduced prescription drug costs in the Medicare Part D by $33 billion in one year” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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Medicare Part D Incurs Substantial Savings with Generics, CBO Says: Dispensing generic drugs rather than their br... http://bit.ly/auk4IE
NAIC: Health Reform Provisions Unclear to Most Americans
healthplans.hcpro.com — “When asked to choose from four dates for which the first healthcare reform provisions officially take effect, only 14% of consumers correctly identif” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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NAIC: Health Reform Provisions Unclear to Most Americans: When asked to choose from four dates for which the first... http://bit.ly/cDu4u8
OIG Warns of Pre-Authorization Violations
healthplans.hcpro.com — “A hospital that offers free insurance pre-authorization services to doctors and patients who need imaging tests "could potentially" be doi” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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OIG Warns of Pre-Authorization Violations: A hospital that offers free insurance pre-authorization services to do... http://bit.ly/bIADtf
8 Three-Day Rule Tips for Hospitals
healthplans.hcpro.com — “The three-day payment window for hospitals just got more complicated with the release of the 2011 IPPS final rule. Here are eight tips for dealing wi” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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8 Three-Day Rule Tips for Hospitals: The three-day payment window for hospitals just got more complicated with the... http://bit.ly/dCqizC
Healthcare Reform Costs to Insurers May Exceed Forecasts
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Study finds that firms already complying with healthcare reform reported average net profit margins of only 0.7%, while those not yet complying had av” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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Health Care Reform Costs Insurers, Study Shows: Study finds that firms already complying with healthcare reform re... http://bit.ly/957LRl
CMS Expands Requirements for PERM, CHIP
healthplans.hcpro.com — “CMS issued final regulations Tuesday to implement improvements to the Payment Error Rate Measurement for Medicaid and the Children’s Health Ins” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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CMS Expands Requirements for PERM, CHIP: CMS issued final regulations Tuesday to implement improvements to the Pay... http://bit.ly/9DyXGT
Health Insurance Rules Aim to Restrict Rescissions in CA
healthplans.hcpro.com — “In an effort to curb insurers from illegally rescinding coverage, California regulators have passed rules on the process of collecting a patient&rsquo” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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The Challenge of Measuring Healthcare Value
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Last week the nation’s largest health insurers received a letter from the American Medical Association and 46 state medical societies that shar” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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CMS IPPS Policy Detailed
healthplans.hcpro.com — “We examine the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS) final rule to update policies and rates for fi” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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Hospitalists Dissapointed in CMS’ Coding and Documentation Policy: On July 30, CMS issued the inpatient prospectiv... http://bit.ly/bpNnjL
Healthcare Reform to Assist Uninsured Women
healthplans.hcpro.com — “Researchers with The Commonwealth Fund report the healthcare reform law will "stabilize and reverse" the growing healthcare costs faced i” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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Healthcare Reform to Assist Uninsured Women: Researchers with The Commonwealth Fund report the healthcare reform... http://bit.ly/9bXROQ
Health Insurers Go Global
healthplans.hcpro.com — “When Cigna Corp. CEO David Cordani talked about the “cornerstone” of his company’s growth strategy in a recent Forbes interview, he” View full resource at healthplans.hcpro.com
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