Category Archives: Government Taxes

Under the Affordable Care Act, health plans have to issue rebates to policyholders if they don’t spend at least 80 or 85 percent of premiums on medical costs. (The 80 percent threshold is for individual and small group policies, 85 … Continue reading →

Healthcare providers probably will want to outsource their ICD-10 training to Goldilocks. They don’t want to start training medical coders too late or they won’t be able to code medical claims properly after Oct. 1, 2014. Start too early and … Continue reading →

How can hospitals promote efficiency and high-quality results? Look at a Lean approach when designing a new hospital or redesigning an existing one. Used as a way of managing data gathering and analysis to help develop a smooth workflow environment, … Continue reading →

As the dynamics of healthcare continue evolving, all parties involved from hospitals, to investors, to practitioners, will be better positioned to survive if they understand the trends taking place. Election Feature Content:  No Feature No sticky read more

With the second anniversary of health reform upon us, we’re beginning to hear plenty of perspective from the “usual suspects” – doctors, patients, insurers, hospital CEOs – about the changes they’re seeing so far and what they expect to be … Continue reading →

President Obama has outlined a plan to do away with Medicare completely, according to Rep. Michelle Bachmann (R-Minn.) who appeared on NBC’s Meet the Press on April 15. Bachmann didn’t back up the claim with specifics, but in previous statements … Continue reading →

Dual coding made a brief appearance Monday at  American Health Information Management Association’s (AHIMA) 2012 ICD-10 Summit. Election Feature Content:  No Feature No sticky read more

According to Harvard Law professor Einer Elhauge, in 1790 the first Congress, which included 20 framers of the Constitution, passed a law mandating that shipowners purchase medical insurance for their seamen. The bill was signed into law by President George … Continue reading →

“Both Parties Wooing Seniors” reports April 9 Wall Street Journal. And why not? Older people are much more likely to vote. According to the Census Bureau, in Presidential election years only about 30-40 percent of the youngest voters (aged 18-20) … Continue reading →

We all know that copayments should be collected at time of service. In fact, a pattern of waived co-payments can be considered fraud.* In addition, federal requirements indicate that any refund processing should occur within a 60-day period. As the … Continue reading →