A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has signed into law HB 2320, which imposes a tax on nursing home beds.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal entry from DOTmed Business News.
New voluntary enrollment insurance will help with long-term care.
Rules clarify provisions in PPACA for plans existing prior to reform.
Agency says kits are medical devices.
Obama says Senate needs to act now for doctors, seniors.
Medical information allegedly wrongfully accessed in several facilities.
Expansion of eligibility, changes in payment and services are key in reform.
Center will offer training and services to implement EHR use.
Agency will review scientific issues and regulation of amalgam.
Raises in rates would require governmental approval.
Report discusses challenges in best practices in this hotly competitive area for vendors.
New technologies offer access to important community information.
Public health and health care professionals may benefit from provisions.
Workshop, June 24, to focus on devices to help public health needs.
Bill would provide for review of federal and state evaluation methods.
Measures will help attract capital for key industries.
Enforcement on hold as Congress considers limiting scope.
Penalties and limited deductions will be imposed on hospitals, health insurers.
Proposed rule would ease burden on privileging requirements.
Agencies will run program offering credit or grant for competitive research.
Administrative penalties given for noncompliance leading to safety problems.
Organizations argue rule does not apply to physicians.
Doughnut Hole gap gets smaller; physician-owned hospitals may lose Medicare participation.
WHO study suggests little risk involved in phone use.
Bill would allow continuation until other coverage obtained.
Concerns raised about retail sales, scientific accuracy.
Law allows extension of benefits to small business workers.
Act would prohibit misrepresentation of qualifications in advertising.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A legislative audit on Louisiana's Department of Health and Hospitals (DHH) with regard to Medicaid acute care inpatient hospitalizations has turned up problems in oversight.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
A medico-legal update from DOTmed Business News.
Billions added in new estimate, but spending depends upon authorizations.
DOJ argues against preliminary injunction of reform law. A must-read glimpse at the legal arguments for and against reform.
Measures this year will address medical loss ratios, prohibit lifetime limits, and require preventive coverage.
Amendment would end exemption for health insurance industry.
Witnesses discuss benefits and drawbacks of public pricing information.
Senator has suggestions on MLR transparency.
Committee leaders conflicted over whether fiscal reform authority extends to orthodontists, dentists.