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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
Without healthcare reform legislation, the number of uninsured in the United States will rise from the current 46 million to 72 million by 2040, according a White House official.
By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
Fifty-three physicians, healthcare executives, and Medicare beneficiaries were arrested Wednesday in New York City, Miami, and Detroit by the newly expanded federal Medicare Fraud Strike Force. They were charged with submitting more than $50 million in Medicare claims related to unnecessary or fraudulent procedures.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 25, 2009
Almost half of young adults—a group some would argue are the most insurable—went without health coverage for more than one month in 2006 and almost one-fourth, or 3.5 million Americans, were uninsured for the entire year, according to a new federal report. Authors of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality report said this population, ages 19-23, were almost twice as likely to be uninsured all year as adults ages 45-64.
By: Heather Comak, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
As more hospitals cut their budgets, it's important for staff members who work in quality and patient safety to understand what points to illustrate when making a case for joining a new initiative, launching a new quality improvement program, or asking for increased resources in the name of patient safety.
By: John Commins, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
Small medical practices provide nearly 75% all ambulatory care in the United States, yet many lack the resources to improve the quality of care delivered or install electronic health records to serve an increasingly diverse patient mix, according to a report released today.
By: Les Masterson, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
Lost in the public insurance and health reform debate was a MedPAC report that criticized Medicare Advantage for paying private insurers billions more than what the government pays providers through Medicare.
By: Gienna Shaw, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
Community benefit reporting is much more complex—and strategic—than it appears at first blush.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 24, 2009
When James Stewart, an internist in McAllen, TX, woke up one morning a few weeks ago, his life and that of many other health providers with whom he works had changed.