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Medicare Payment Changes Could Prompt Hospital Closings, Layoffs
New Jersey hospitals could lose $97 million in federal funds next year and more than $500 million over the next five...
Medicare battle looms as costs keep climbing
Democratic lawmakers in Congress are girding for a major battle over Medicare in 2009 that could result in substantial...
How changes in Medicare affect patients
The major goal of the new Medicare law was to block a scheduled cut in fees paid to doctors, but there’s also...
With nudge by Kennedy, Medicare bill passes
Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy returned to the Capitol to help the Senate pass legislation that would rescind a...
Senate Democrats attack Republicans on Medicare
Democrats assailed Republican senators for voting against a major Medicare bill and said the Republicans should be held...
Private health plans targeted in Medicare bill
U.S. health insurers are targeted for billions in cuts in legislation that lawmakers will begin debating. Payments to...
Hospitals to get $666 million from Medicare settlement
The federal government has reached a $666 million settlement with 667 hospitals that had sued for back payments...
Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
The federal government is proposing cuts to the Medicare and Medicaid programs, so now hospital organizations are...
A Bungled Budget
Don’t let the wails of disapproval fool you; healthcare groups were not caught off guard by President...
Senators craft pared-down Medicare plan
In an attempt to prevent a reduction in Medicare payments to physicians that is scheduled to hit Jan. 1, senators have...

Newsletter: Managed Care Contracting and Reimbursement Advisor
Managed Care Contracting & Reimbursement Advisor tells you exactly what you must know and do to successfully negotiate...
Book: Managed Care Contracting Survival Guide for Healthcare Providers:
The Managed Care Contracting Survival Guide is a must-have resource for managed care directors and their staff. It...
Book: Beyond the Contract:
This hands-on survival guide will help you prepare for negotiating sessions by delivering techniques and strategies you...
Book: The New Era of Healthcare: Practical Strategies for Providers and Payers
This book focuses on methods to forge a partnership between healthcare providers and managed care payers. It contains...
Book: Core Skills for Hospital Case Managers:
A guide to fundamental case management responsibilities, Core Skills for Hospital Case Managers serves as a training...
Video: Managing Length of Stay
This video with CD-ROM uses "right way" and "wrong way" scenarios to deliver helpful, practical...
Book: The Physician Queries Handbook:
The Physician Queries Handbook provides practical, tips and best practices for querying physicians on a concurrent or...