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Federal Judge Denies Request To Delay EEOC Rules On Wellness Programs

Jan 07, 2017 at 07:51 pm by Staff

By Michelle Andrews Kaiser Health News Last week, a federal judge refused to halt new rules allowing employers to tie participation in wellness programs to financial incentive.... Read More

Medicare Failed To Recover Up To $125 Million In Overpayments, Records Show

Jan 07, 2017 at 07:41 pm by Staff

By Fred Schulte Kaiser Health News Six years ago, federal health officials were confident they could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually by auditing privat.... Read More

AMA Releases Letter to Congressional Leaders on Reform of Health Care System

Jan 04, 2017 at 11:45 pm by Staff

The American Medical Association (AMA) released the following letter to congressional leadership from Chief Executive Officer and Executive Vice President James L. Madara, M.D.... Read More

Leading Republicans See A Costly Malpractice Crisis -- Experts Don't

Jan 04, 2017 at 11:29 pm by Staff

By Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News As top Republicans see it, a medical malpractice crisis is threatening U.S. health care: Frivolous lawsuits are driving up malpractice insur.... Read More

Bundled Payments Work, Study Finds, But HHS Nominee No Fan

Jan 03, 2017 at 11:00 pm by Staff

By Rachel Bluth Kaiser Health News A recent change in the way Medicare pays for joint replacements is saving millions of dollars annually -- and could save billions -- without.... Read More

Vowing To Jettison Obamacare, Republicans Face Immediate Resistance And Risks

Jan 03, 2017 at 10:30 pm by Staff

By Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News The 115th Congress started work Tuesday with Republican majorities in both the House and Senate in agreement on their top priority -- to rep.... Read More

New Medicare Rules Should Help 'High Need' Patients Get Better Treatment

Dec 29, 2016 at 10:33 am by Staff

Judith Graham Kaiser Health News Doctors have complained for years that they're not paid adequately for time-consuming work associated with managing care for seriously ill old.... Read More

Latest Hospital Injury Penalties Include Crackdown On Antibiotic Resistant Germs

Dec 21, 2016 at 09:45 pm by Staff

By Jordan Rau Kaiser Health News The federal government has cut payments to 769 hospitals with high rates of patient injuries, for the first time counting the spread of antibi.... Read More

CMS Finalizes Rules for the Health Insurance Marketplace, Improving Stability

Dec 17, 2016 at 10:48 pm by Staff

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters final rule and the final Annual Letter to Issuers for 2018, whic.... Read More

Opinion: Finally, a Physician Chosen to Head HHS

Dec 13, 2016 at 09:17 am by Staff

By Elizabeth Lee Vliet, M.D. 12/13/2016 Congratulations to President-elect Donald Trump for a common-sense and much needed approach to selecting the new Secretary of Health.... Read More

Senate Approves Landmark Mental Health Bill As Part Of 21st Century Cures Act

Dec 07, 2016 at 09:56 pm by Staff

Liz Szabo Kaiser Health News The Senate passed the first major mental health legislation in nearly a decade, sending the 21st Century Cures Act to President Barack Obama, who.... Read More

Legislation To Improve Mental Health Care For Millions Sails Through House Vote

Dec 05, 2016 at 12:14 am by Staff

Liz Szabo Kaiser Health News Efforts to strengthen the country's tattered mental health system, and help millions of Americans suffering from mental illness, got a big boost W.... Read More

Grab Bag Of Goodies In 21st Century Cures Act

Dec 04, 2016 at 11:53 pm by Staff

Sydney Lupkin and Steven Findlay Kaiser Health News A sprawling health bill expected to pass the Senate and become law before the end of the year is a grab bag for industries.... Read More

Price's Appointment Boosts GOP Plans To Overhaul Medicare And Medicaid

Dec 01, 2016 at 10:45 pm by Staff

Julie Rovner Kaiser Health News President-elect Donald Trump's selection of Rep. Tom Price to head the Department of Health and Human Services signals that the new administrat.... Read More

Andy Slavitt: Keeping Medicare's Promise with MACRA

Dec 01, 2016 at 10:15 pm by Staff

So, you decided to come to Washington to see what was new and how things might be changing... I am sure we did not disappoint. I am honored to have been invited to address th.... Read More

A Frenzy Of Lobbying On 21st Century Cures

Nov 28, 2016 at 05:52 pm by Staff

Sydney Lupkin Kaiser Health News The 21st Century Cures Act set for a House vote Wednesday is one of the most-lobbied health care bills in recent history, with nearly three lo.... Read More

Insurance Pools For High-Risk Patients Could Be Revived

Nov 26, 2016 at 11:26 pm by Staff

Pauline Bartolone Kaiser Health News It wasn't so long ago that health insurance horror stories fueled discussions around the family dinner table and the national debate over.... Read More

Uncertain Fate Of Health Law Giving Health Industry Heartburn

Nov 22, 2016 at 11:08 pm by Staff

Julie Rovner and Chad Terhune Kaiser Health News Six years into building its business around the Affordable Care Act, the nation's $3 trillion health care industry may be losi.... Read More

Hospitals and Physicians Concerned with Safe Homes for Their Patients

Nov 10, 2016 at 04:10 pm by Staff

By REBECCA SEIDLER With the growing population of boomers, and the increased hospital readmission rates, Medicare is on a rampage to reduce those 30-day patient readmissions.... Read More

MACRA - A Change in Payment Methodology

Nov 10, 2016 at 03:50 pm by Staff

By LARRY JONES The Medicare Access and Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MACRA) has been touted as the most significant change in Medicare reimbursement for physicians since.... Read More