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22 Oct Feds break up $200 million Medicare scam

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ModernHealthcare.com | October 21 - In yet another prosecution intended to deflate the notion that South Florida is a “haven” for Medicare fraud, federal authorities broke up a $200 million operation that they say was claiming, among other allegations, to have provided psychological counseling services...

20 Oct States’ Medicaid Funding Falls $1B Short

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HealthLeadersMedia.com | October 20 - Twenty-four states gambled—and came up short—on receiving additional federal funds to relieve state Medicaid budgets stressed by the recession. The Federal Medicaid Assistance percentages fell $1.74 billion short of what those 24 states had planned, leaving huge holes in their...

18 Oct Hospital prices post biggest one-month jump

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ModernHealthcare.com | October 15 - Consumer prices for hospital services spikes 1.8% in September, the largest one-month jump since the Bureau of Labor Statistics first gathered comparable data in January 1997. The figures are seasonally adjusted. The surge comes two months after the bureau reported...

15 Oct Judge lets 20 states’ challenge of health-care law move forward

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The Washington Post | October 15 - A federal judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit brought by 20 states challenging the health-care overhaul law can move forward. The decision by Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida to reject...

14 Oct Insurers denied coverage to 1 in 7

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The Wall Street Journal | October 14 - The four largest U.S. for-profit health insurers on average denied policies to one out of every seven applicants based on their prior medical history, according to a congressional investigation released Tuesday. Two top House Democrats said the findings...

22 Oct Feds break up $200 million Medicare scam

20 Oct States’ Medicaid Funding Falls $1B Short

18 Oct Hospital prices post biggest one-month jump

15 Oct Judge lets 20 states’ challenge of health-care law move forward

14 Oct Insurers denied coverage to 1 in 7

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