billing
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Financial
Walgreens to pay $106.8 million to settle prescription billing claims
Walgreens allegedly billed the government for prescriptions never dispensed, says DOJ. September 16, 2024 – Susan Morse, Executive Editor – Walgreens…
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Financial
CMS reports over 12,000 No Surprises Act violations
CMS has directed that over $4 million in monetary relief be paid to consumers or providers. August 23, 2024 –…
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COVID-19
COVID-19 vaccines must be covered at no cost, CMS says
October 28, 2020 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is mandating that all Americans have…
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Financial
With price transparency an inevitability, hospitals need to start working toward compliance
September 15, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Recently, a federal judge upheld the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ final…
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Financial
Price transparency, still up in the air, not likely to reduce costs
July 14, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor Healthcare consumers are often stuck with bills that are confusing and illuminate little…
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Financial
Business, health groups press Congress to include surprise billing in next COVID-19 package
July 2, 2020 / by Robert King Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has taken center stage in Congress, a collection of…
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Financial
10 indicted in $1.4B rural hospital fraudulent billing scheme: DOJ
June 30, 2020 / by Paige Minemyer The Department of Justice (DOJ) has indicted 10 people, including a Miami-based hospital executive,…
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Biologics
Smith+Nephew announces partnership with National Medical Billing Services, a leader in revenue cycle management
5 May 2020 Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announces a strategic partnership with St. Louis-based National…
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COVID-19
COVID-19 Tests That Are Supposed To Be Free Can Ring Up Surprising Charges
April 29, 2020 / CARMEN HEREDIA RODRIGUEZ Even before a novel virus swept around the world, Anna Davis Abel wore…
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Financial
Prior authorization requirements have been eased during the COVID-19 pandemic, but frustrations remain
April 27, 2020 / Jeff Lagasse, Associate Editor The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the way healthcare does business — sometimes in…
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COVID-19
US Hospitals Getting Paid More to Label Cause of Death as ‘Coronavirus’
April 15, 2020 / By Wayne Dupree Senator Scott Jensen represents Minnesota. He’s also a doctor. He appeared on Fox News with…
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Financial
Got coronavirus? You may get a surprise medical bill, too
April 22, 2020 / By Lisa Riordan Seville and Andrew W. Lehren Christopher Hoffman had the telltale symptoms: a dry cough,…
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COVID-19
Surprise billing banned for providers that get CARES Act grants
April 9, 2020 / RACHEL COHRS The White House announced Thursday that providers receiving grants from the $100 billion aid…
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Regulatory
Congress likely to punt on drug prices, surprise billing as year-end deadline nears
by Robert King | Dec 16, 2019 Major healthcare priorities on drug pricing and ending surprise medical billing appear likely to be punted…
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Biologics
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Makes It Easier for Healthcare Providers to Choose Axolotl Biologix Products to Spur Wound and Tissue Regeneration
Phoenix, AZ (October 11, 2019) – Axolotl Biologix, an innovative biotechnology leader in regenerative medicine, announced it has obtained Healthcare…
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