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NewsIRS reviewing community benefit expenditures
The Internal Revenue Service has embarked on a review of the community benefit activities of tax-exempt hospitals as specified in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reports AHA News Now Read more...
Americans disfavor reform and repeal
On the one-year anniversary of the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a new survey shows Americans remain split on the law, with a trend toward disfavoring but not repealing Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Democrats reluctantly consider rethinking reform package
Throughout the health reform legislation process, the White House has had a core set of goals it held to firmly despite enormous pushback from the Republican side of the aisle. That might have made Read more...
Health reform won't stop refusals to cover treatments, advocates warn
With health reform reaching the beachhead, painfully, and perhaps having a chance of passing at long last, nobody likes having to think about what didn't go right. But the truth is, not only is the Read more...
MGMA 2009: Time to get your business moving
Today, another MGMA session was held in which an extremely sharp consultant explained how physicians could improve their practice operations, quality, turnover rates, patient satisfaction and Read more...
Healthcare reform to pass by year end
President Obama will sign a finalized piece of healthcare reform legislation within the next two months, current and former members of Congress predicted at a healthcare recent forum held by Politics Read more...
Senate may kill section of reform bill dubbed 'death panel' by critics
First, let's begin with the facts: There isn't and never was a "death panel" deciding who had the right to live or die included in any version of the health reform legislation coming out of Congress. Read more...
Healthcare reform stirs deep emotions at Philly town hall
From the temperature in the room, it could just as well have been a U.K. soccer match. But no, ordinary citizens had come out to an event in which they discussed--or shouted at each other and the Read more...
Non-profit hospital tax exemptions still under the gun
As health reform legislation evolves, non-profit hospitals' tax exemptions continue to be a target for legislators, with powerful Senators continuing to float the notion that non-profits be required Read more...
Hospital groups seek to use reform to regulate physician-owned hospitals
It's no secret that there's no love lost between traditionally-structured hospitals and physician-owned facilities. After all, traditional hospitals claim that the physician-owned players cherry-pick Read more...
| Press ReleasesNavigant Assesses Final ACO RegulationsFinal ACO Rule Will be More Palatable to Physicians and Hospital Financial Executives CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Navigant (NYSE: NCI) announced today its assessment of the final ACO Rule published on Read more >> Cancer Treatment Centers of America President & CEO Named One of America’s Most Influential in HealthcareCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) President and CEO Stephen B. Bonner has been named one of the “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” according to the Read more >> Wells Fargo Insurance Services Offers Free Executive Briefing on Healthcare ReformGRAND RAPIDS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Wells Fargo Insurance Services, part of Wells Fargo & Company, will host a complimentary briefing on healthcare reform and its impact on employers on May Read more >> Kevin Counihan Named President of CHOICE Administrators Exchange ServicesORANGE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kevin J. Counihan, a 25-year veteran of the health insurance industry, has been appointed president of CHOICE Administrators Exchange Services, effective March 15. Read more >> 47% of Healthcare Professionals Believe a Repeal of Healthcare Reform Will Have a Negative Impact on Patient Care AccordinThe Beacon Partners 2011 Healthcare Reform Study reveals how the industry feels about a repeal WEYMOUTH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- According to the Beacon Partners 2011 Healthcare Reform Study, 47% of Read more >> |
