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Now really, who else could it be? Is anyone else other than Kathleeen Sebelius managing a $941 billion budget and tasked with moving the massive reform law from paper to reality?
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Fifty-five hospitals announced settlements totaling $34 million in the long-running whistle-blower lawsuit that alleges that the maker of spinal-surgery equipment coached healthcare providers on ways to maximize revenue by overbilling Medicare.
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U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa) want HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson to investigate the implementation of the second round of Medicare's competitive-bidding program for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies. Thompson and Braley previously...
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U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) and Bruce Braley (D-Iowa), who previously called on CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner to delay the second round of Medicare's Durable Medical Equipment Prosthetics, Orthotics and Supplies (DMEPOS) competitive-bidding program, have now appealed to HHS Inspector...
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Responding to a steady stream of criticism that health insurance exchanges will offer few options along with high premiums, the Obama administration predicted a shot of competition in many areas.
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Senate Republicans have intensified their calls for scrutiny of HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' efforts to raise money from private donors to help implement the healthcare reform law.
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Administrators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center were well aware of the flaws in their inpatient admissions process before an audit from HHS' inspector general's office publicly pointed them out.
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The nominees for Modern Healthcare's 12th annual 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare competition.
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Editor's note: At a time of rapid change in the healthcare industry, HHS Inspector General Daniel Levinson's office is charged with steering healthcare companies on the path of honest and transparent work. Modern Healthcare reporter Joe Carlson sat down with Levinson last week to talk about new...
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A government investigation found there is little oversight of conflicts of interest among the committees tasked with making drug formulary decisions for Medicare beneficiaries.
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