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Feb 21 2012

govhealthit.com

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12 state AGs back Medicaid increase in SCOTUS brief

Feb 21 2012

Dailyherald.com

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The number of suburban residents enrolled in Medicaid has skyrocketed in recent years, even as Gov. Pat Quinn takes aim at funding for the health care program for the poor.

Feb 20 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers have so far received $3.12 billion in incentive payments for adopting meaningful use measures for health information technology

Feb 20 2012

Bizjournals.com

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Odyssey Hospice, now a part of Gentiva Health Services, Inc., announced that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice

Feb 20 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that the federal government will delay for an unspecified time the implementation date for the ICD-10 diagnostic and procedural coding system.

Feb 20 2012

Washington Post

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States strike at ‘Obamacare,’ seek to exempt insurers, employers from birth-control coverage

Feb 17 2012

HealthLeaders Media

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Congress has passed a legislative package that would delay massive Medicare reimbursement cuts for physicians for 10 months. The deadline to resolve the sustainable growth rate formula issue is now postponed until the end of 2012.

Feb 17 2012

Chicago Tribune

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New GOP Medicare plan promotes private insurance, raises eligibility age, increases premiums

Feb 17 2012

Health Leaders Media

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Federal health officials on Thursday said some health plan enrollees will soon start receiving rebates amounting to about $323 million for the first year.

Feb 17 2012

Washington Post

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Next time you go to an emergency room, you should be prepared for this: If your problem isn’t urgent, you may have to pay upfront.

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