| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare
| Patients say they were charged thousands of dollars for EHRs | | | MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and George Washington University Hospital are being sued by patients who said they were charged thousands of dollars to obtain medical records. A lawsuit claims the hospitals violated D.C. consumer protection... |
| OIG report suggests nursing homes game Medicare | | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 6:00 PM | |
| | Nursing homes that have seen little change in the age or ailments of their patients have increasingly billed Medicare for highly intensive and profitable services at significant cost to the program, according to a new report that may spur the... |
| Kaiser employee contract includes anti-flu agreement | | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 5:00 PM | |
| | An agreement between Kaiser Permanente and 105,000 union employees calls for staff to either receive a flu vaccination or wear a surgical mask when working in patient-care areas during flu season. |
| Is New York's duals demonstration on verge of collapse? | | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:00 PM | |
| | New York state's experiment to better coordinate care for low-income and disabled residents who are dually eligible for Medicaid and Medicare is losing hundreds of enrolled beneficiaries. |
| Some Medicaid users are inadvertently getting marketplace tax credits | | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 4:00 PM | |
| | The CMS has sent letters to Medicaid consumers who received tax credits to purchase insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace. The agency says these people will have to terminate marketplace coverage and pay back the amount of the credit... |
| Centerstone appoints new military services director | | Wednesday, September 30, 2015 12:25 PM | |
| | Centerstone, a Nashville-based behavioral health provider, has appointed retired Col. Kent Crossley as executive director of Centerstone Military Services, which provides services for military members, veterans and their families. |
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