Jun 22, 2016 | Kaiser Health News
Six years after promising a plan to "repeal and replace" the federal health law, House Republicans are finally ready…
Dec 10, 2013 | Healthcare Finance Staff
In the 70 years since employer-sponsored insurance benefits have been exempt from taxes, the revenue lost to the federal government has run in…
Nov 01, 2013 | Mary Agnes Carey, Kaiser Health News
Two key congressional committees have agreed on a framework to scrap the problematic Medicare Sustainable Growth Rate, or SGR,…
Sep 06, 2013 | Anthony Brino
Contractors hired by Medicare to audit the payment records of healthcare providers have a good track record spotting improper billing, the HHS Inspector…
Sep 05, 2013 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Contractors hired by Medicare to audit payment records have a good track record spotting improper billing, the Department of Health and Human…
Apr 26, 2013 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Five members of the Senate Finance Committee, including outgoing Montana Senator and Affordable Care Act architect Max Baucus, say…
Apr 24, 2013 | Diana Manos
The Senate Finance Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved Marilyn Tavenner to head the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Tavenner, who has been…
Apr 10, 2013 | Diana Manos
Marilyn Tavenner, acting administrator of Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, received accolades from both sides of the aisle at a hearing on…
Jan 07, 2013 | Chris Anderson
Under the two-month patch approved by the House and Senate on January 1 to avert the "fiscal cliff" Congress has permanently cut more than…
Jan 04, 2013 | Healthcare Finance Staff
Even thought the recent fiscal cliff compromise brokered in the Senate will only patch two months, the legislation has permanently cut more than $1.4…
