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Financial
AHA asks UnitedHealthcare to rescind revised policy on emergency coverage
The hospital advocacy group said patients will likely be caught unawares when coverage for emergency care is denied. January 3,…
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COVID-19
Judge dismisses lawsuit contesting Houston Methodist’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy
by Dave Muoio | Jun 14, 2021 A lawsuit brought against Houston Methodist by more than 100 employees combating the system’s mandatory COVID-19…
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Hospital payments increase 2.8% under CMS proposed rule
April 28, 2021 / Susan Morse, Managing Editor The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has updated the Medicare fee-for-service payment rates and…
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Spine
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces that Updated ISASS Policy and Guidelines on MIS SI Joint Fusion Support Only Lateral Transiliac MIS Procedures
SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SI-BONE, Inc., (Nasdaq: SIBN), a Silicon Valley-based medical device company dedicated…
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Financial
AAOS Concerned About Unintended Consequences of Drastic CMS Proposal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Joseph A. Bosco III, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement…
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COVID-19
Top White House healthcare policy deputy resigns
April 30, 2020 / RACHEL COHRS The White House’s top healthcare policy adviser will leave his post next month, a…
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Financial
AAOS on Concerning Changes in CMS 2020 Final Payment Rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. (November 9, 2019) — American Association of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) President Kristy L. Weber, MD, FAAOS, issued the following statement…
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Regulatory
Industry Voices—Without public policy changes, the U.S. risks losing the global race to innovate in healthcare
by Jodi Daniel, Crowell & Moring , Robert Holleyman, Crowell & Moring | Oct 4, 2019 A digital revolution in the healthcare industry has begun…
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Financial
Five ways Tom Price could change U.S. healthcare policy in a hurry
Dec 9, 2016 – By JULIE ROVNER Prospective Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, currently the chairman of the House…
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Spine
Orthofix Announces NASS Coverage Policy Recommendations for Electrical Bone Growth Stimulators
October 24, 2016 LEWISVILLE, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Orthofix International N.V. (NASDAQ:OFIX), a diversified, global medical device company, is pleased to announce the…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Announces Positive Coverage Policy for iFuse Implant System® MIS SI Joint Fusion
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 21, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse…
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Financial
SI-BONE, Inc. Announces Medicare Administrative Contractor CGS Administrators, LLC Establishes Positive Coverage for MIS SI Joint Fusion Effective February 1st, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif., December 21, 2015 — SI-BONE, Inc., a medical device company that pioneered the use of the iFuse…
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Financial
Workers’ compensation policies show variation in costs, claims
Certain workers’ compensation policies show state-level variation in cost, disability time and outcomes of claims for low back pain, according…
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Financial
Reimbursement 201: A Deeper Dive into the Reimbursement Landscape: September 30 – October 01, 2015 — AdvaMed Office, Washington, DC
Overview This next level reimbursement workshop was created with the more advanced professional in mind. You’ll walk away from this…
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Financial
Rescind the Medicare proposal restricting access to prosthetic limbs and returning amputees to 1970’s standards of care.
Medicare, through its contractors, has proposed new coverage, coding, and clinical care guidelines that would have a profoundly negative impact…
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