11.19.12
Federal and state health reform efforts present compelling opportunities to advance new payment and delivery system models to improve the quality of healthcare services and rein in costs.
11.07.12
With the results of the election in, the path to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) now appears clear.
10.25.12
In a proposed settlement to a nationwide class action lawsuit, the Department of Health and Human Services ("DHHS") has agreed to remove the unlawful "rule of thumb" implemented through Medicare's administrative review process that denies coverage for skilled nursing ...
08.03.12
Mobile health technologies are increasingly becoming a valuable tool for improving the quality and efficiency of healthcare.
06.28.12
The long-awaited Supreme Court decision brings clarity to the future of health care reform and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
04.17.12
On the heels of Governor Cuomo’s Executive Order establishing a New York Health Insurance Exchange, a new report prepared by Manatt Health Solutions for the Coalition of New York State Public Health Plans with the support of the New York State Health Foundation, recommends strategies for New ...
03.09.12
Safety-net hospitals are central to healthcare delivery systems and as such play a critical role in achieving high-performance healthcare for vulnerable populations.
02.28.12
On February 16, 2012, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued a long-awaited proposed rule addressing the obligation of health care organizations to return overpayments made by federal health care programs.
01.20.12
On January 18, 2012, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published a proposed rule addressing the calculation of the hospital-specific cap on Medicaid disproportionate share hospital (“DSH”) payments.
12.28.11
On December 19, 2011, CMS published proposed rules that will define the new requirement that certain manufacturers report their gifts, payments, and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals.