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Health insurers toughen stance in disputes over hospital rates
Health insurers are fighting demands by hospitals for higher reimbursement rates by threatening to drop the hospitals...
Tennessee hospitals push for tax to offset cuts to TennCare
The Tennessee Hospital Association's members will push for a temporary tax on their revenues to reduce cuts to the...
Missouri study finds hospitals still face slow claims payment
About 20% of the claims that Kansas City-area hospitals had submitted to insurers were at least 90 days past due in the...
Web Exclusive: Why the New Public Option is Better for Physicians
Physicians may have dodged a bullet with the House of Representatives' passage of healthcare reform legislation on...
Web Exclusive: Private Payer Class Action Lawsuits
Over the past five years, a series of settlements in class action suits brought by physicians against the nation's...
Senators seek coverage for alternative therapies
A growing numbers of Americans are seeking alternative medical care, and now an influential group of U.S. senators...
Three Common Reasons Why Some Insurers Don't Pay Fast Enough
Health insurers are paying physicians 5% faster and denying 9% fewer medical claims than last year, but some payers...
Medical care’s state of denial
Each year, thousands of Californians find themselves at odds with their health insurers over whether they should get...
Insurers look at virtual visits to doctor
Some doctors, medical information companies, and health insurers are betting that patients are willing to pay...
Gastric surgery puts obese patients at odds with insurance industry
The insurance industry says coverage for weight-loss surgery is not justified because of concerns about safety and...

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...