In a 38-page letter to CMS, ACR submitted wide-ranging comments on the proposed 2015 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule rule, from practice expense inputs to account for the film-to-digital migration to expediting the implementation of new and revalued codes.

Efforts by payors to lower the cost of healthcare have fueled the growth of insurance plans that feature narrow provider networks, which came under attack this year in California where many narrow-network products are offered on that state’s health insurance exchange (HIE).

As much as 12 percent of the $100 billion spent on imaging each year is unnecessary, and the primary reason is defensive medicine, according to a new report on the imaging market from the research company peer60, American Fork, Utah.

There's much to observe as the Obama Administration prepares for the upcoming open enrollment period for the federal health insurance exchange (HIX). The initial problem-laden rollout of the program online, followed by countless exceptions, extensions and delays, has cost billions of unplanned dollars and human resources, and all hope is pointed toward a smooth reenrollment for this year. 

CMS on Friday announced in a final rule that it will delay some requirements of its meaningful use program, allowing providers to continue to receive incentive payments if they haven't yet adopted electronic health records (EHR) software that was certified under the 2014 criteria.  

More than 20,000 insured Georgians have until this Friday to provide missing information to their health insurance exchange (HIX) plan or they will lose their coverage on September 30.

Few would dispute the restorative power of unplugging from work, but only a scant 3 percent of CEOs across a range of industries report that they can completely disconnect during vacations.

Once again, CMS will shut down the Open Payments System for repairs, further evidence that the site is not ready to go public on September 30, the American Medical Association (AMA) said in a statement issued today.