More than half of doctors are unaware of the so-called Sunshine Act, a provision of health reform thats intended to expose financial relationships between drug and device manufacturers and certain health care providers.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released a long-awaited final rule Friday that will increase public awareness of financial relationships between drug and device manufacturers and certain health care providers.
New research shows that some physicians who choose not to participate in health insurance networks are charging patients fees that are 10 timesand in some cases, nearly 100 timesMedicare reimbursement for the same service in the same geographic area.
The Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City on Thursday won a $162 million lawsuit against Hospital Corp. of America, the nations largest profit-making hospital chain.
With health reforms first health coverage enrollment period just nine months away, supporters of President Obamas Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are gearing up for a major push to get Americans to take advantage of the major component of the law.
Having trouble getting health insurance? Youre not alone. Analysis from HealthPocket shows the health insurance industry averages an application rejection rate of 22 percent of submitted individual and family applications nationally.