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Weekly Round Up
February 3, 2012 By Danielle Capilla Leave a Comment
This week on Health Wolters Kluwer we updated you with the progress on the implemention of health insurance exchanges. Also this week: CMS announces the appeals process for EHR Incentive Payments. Maryland homebirth advocates are asking for an … [Read More...]
West Virginia Joins States’ Trend of Requiring Autism Coverage, Amends Legislation
February 3, 2012 By Tracy Pfeiffer Leave a Comment
West Virginia passed legislation in 2011 that will require insurers, both private and public, to cover applied behavioral analysis which is a treatment for many autism spectrum disorders. However, many flaws have been discovered in the language … [Read More...]
5 Percent Account for 50 Percent of Health Care Spending
February 2, 2012 By Jay Nawrocki Leave a Comment
In 2008 and 2009, 5 percent of the population was responsible for 50 percent of the total amount spent on health care, according to a study by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). During the same time period 50 percent of the … [Read More...]
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- Weekly Round Up
- West Virginia Joins States’ Trend of Requiring Autism Coverage, Amends Legislation
- 5 Percent Account for 50 Percent of Health Care Spending
- Cayuga Medical Center Settles FCA/Stark Violation Claims for $3.5 Million
- No Cost Sharing for Contraceptives Under Preventive Services Rule
- From the News Desk
- Permanent Injunction Over Data Integrity Issues
- Maryland Home Birth Advocates Seek Legislation to Minimize Midwife Restrictions
- CMS Sets Appeals Process for EHR Incentives
- Update on States’ Progress in Implementation of Health Insurance Exchanges
