Maryland doctor sentenced for insurance fraud ordered to repay $3.1 million

Posted on April 14, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged False Claims Act, Fraud and Abuse, Medicaid, Medicare, Pain Management, Physician, Tricare, U.S. Attorney General • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/maryland-doctor-sentenced-insurance-fraud-ordered-repay-31-million?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0RZMFptTmtNMlJsTUdVMiIsInQiOiJuZjAwWEdTaDd6S0hXT0NjTlwvMXlTZ0oySVBWN3RFUFBcL1JGeDVWMFBSMEp4ekR6cFJXUjRhOEIrUkNVbEZuZFlBanQ0a3FPZ2Nzem1QbnQzZUxITDRKTlFVcjFTazRpc2ZVb0doR0lQTGRBPSJ9

Paramjit Singh Ajrawat performed less expensive procedures but falsely billed for procedures that provided higher reimbursement amounts.

40 things to know about healthcare costs

Posted on April 13, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Health Policy, Health System, Healthcare Costs, High Deductible Health Plans, Hospital, Medicaid, Medicare, Out of Pocket Costs, Prescription Drug Costs • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/40-things-to-know-about-healthcare-costs-january13.html

Healthcare Coverage Breakout for the Entire U.S. Population in 1 Chart

Posted on April 11, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Employer Sponsored Health Plans, Health Insurance Coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, Uninsured • Leave a comment

http://acasignups.net/16/04/05/show-your-work-healthcare-coverage-breakout-entire-us-population-1-chart

Uninsured Rate Hits New Low, but Obamacare’s Still a Hot Potato

Posted on April 8, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Employer Sponsored Health Plans, Health Insurance Coverage, Health Policy, Individual Mandate, Medicaid, Medicare, Uninsured, Value Based Health Care • Leave a comment

http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/2016/04/07/Uninsured-Rate-Hits-New-Low-Obamacare-s-Still-Hot-Potato?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=28219019&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9CqoUkOE-ruW6sskXIyCsiJ0szh7xQil7MXSHLEt2i8kJ9VvAEl3hrKiYNqbVzHlv1MZ2jQDVgYm9SzhnHQ5EsXYtv6g&_hsmi=28219019

House Republicans unveil 2017 budget: 7 things for healthcare leaders to know

Posted on April 6, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Block Grant Medicaid, CMS, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, Independent Payment Advisory Board, Medicaid, Medicare, Premium Support Model • Leave a comment

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/house-republicans-unveil-2017-budget-7-things-for-healthcare-leaders-to-know.html

In Annual Baseline Budget Projections, CBO Decreases Marketplace Enrollment Estimates (Update)

Posted on March 29, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, ACA Excise Tax, CBO, Chemical Dependency, CHIP, Employer Based Insurance, GAO, Health Policy, Healthcare Spending, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, State Marketplaces, Uninsured • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/25/in-annual-baseline-budget-projections-cbo-decreases-marketplace-enrollment-estimates/

States that expanded Medicaid saved revenue, report shows

Posted on March 27, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Health Policy, Health System, Hospital, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion, Reform, Research Study, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Uncompensated Care • Leave a comment

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/states-expanded-medicaid-saved-revenue-report-shows?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuaXKc%2B%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcZmM7nYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

The 31 states and District of Columbia that expanded Medicaid are saving millions, or tens of millions, report shows.

Physician Use of Data Skyrockets When It’s Available in Real Time

Posted on March 23, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Medicaid, Patient History Database, Physician, Quality of Care, Real Time Medical History • Leave a comment

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/physician-use-data-skyrockets-when-its-available-real-time

A clinical repository of Medicaid patients’ medical histories… “gives us a full 360-degree view of a patient’s medical care, their medications, immunizations, tests, and procedures,” says the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s chief health information officer.

Dementia costs surpass those of all other diseases

Posted on March 21, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged Assisted Living, Dementia, Healthcare Costs, Managed Care, Medicaid, Medicare, Nursing Home, Out of Pocket Costs • Leave a comment

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/dementia-costs-surpass-those-all-other-diseases?cfcache=true

The Economics Of Medicaid Expansion

Posted on March 21, 2016 by henrykotula • Posted in Uncategorized • Tagged ACA, Health Policy, Medicaid, Medicaid Expansion • Leave a comment

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/21/the-economics-of-medicaid-expansion/

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