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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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Regulatory
DOJ charges 149 people for hundreds of millions of dollars of healthcare fraud, drug diversion
by Paige Minemyer | Sep 30, 2019 The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several healthcare fraud takedowns of late, resulting in dozens of charges,…
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Healthcare Vantage
UC San Diego Health, UCI Health Select Phynd as Information Management Platform
by Elizabeth Hofheinz, M.P.H., M.Ed., September 4, 2019 UC San Diego Health has selected Phynd Technologies, Inc., located in Dallas,…
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