District of Columbia news and information

Officials hoping to enroll millions more beneficiaries into Medicaid programs this fall are signaling the possibility of a slow start. Ultimately, they hope to use some past success to overcome obstacles that have long left uncovered millions of Medicaid-eligible enrollees.
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One of the insurance industry's medical home experiments has slowed costs and significantly lifted quality scores in its second year of operation, raising hopes for pilot programs initiated under the 2010 healthcare reform legislation.
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Officials say the firm that provides healthcare to Medicaid recipients in the District of Columbia may owe $85 million to the city's doctors, clinics and hospitals.
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Four more states were given tentative approval to operate health insurance exchanges in partnership with the federal government on Thursday.
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In a unanimous, decision the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed hospitals' and health systems' hopes of recouping millions in Medicare underpayments made between 1987 and 1994.
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Compressus, a Washington-based provider of medical software targeting information technology interoperability, named Joe Lavelle COO.
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HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Thursday that states would have four more weeks to decide whether to operate their own health insurance exchanges under the healthcare reform law.
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Apprio, a Washington-based information technology company that develops software for the healthcare and defense sectors, has named Dr. H. Allen Dobbs chief medical information officer.
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Washington orthopedic surgeon Vincent Desiderio doesn't mind flipping through folders. Despite feeling the federal government's push to move to electronic medical records, Desiderio, who has been in practice for more than 30 years, likes his paper file system and may retire before he's persuaded to...
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As a Nov. 16 deadline approaches for states to submit their health insurance exchange plans, HHS announced that the total number receiving implementation funds has reached 34.
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