The American Hospital Association continues to fight the federal government’s misuse of Medicare hospital reimbursement “audits.” The American Hospital Association v. Sebelius, No. 1:12-cv-1770-CKK (D.D.C. No. 2012) challenges the federal government’s misuse of...
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The Federal Government Must Run Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges in Most States: Is this Realistic?
The Federal Government Must Run Obamacare Health Insurance Exchanges in Most States: Is this Realistic? The central objective of the 2010 Obamacare health reform act is reducing the number of uninsured by January 1, 2014; an objective it planned to achieve with 1)...
A recent United States Supreme Court decision heightens concern about the ability of federal agencies to manage healthcare
I confess support for much within Obamacare. The Act, for instance, acknowledges undeniable failures in our healthcare system and enacts programs that aspire to achieve needed reform. But increased federalization of American healthcare poses legitimate concerns. Can...
The Breathtaking Power of Medicare Contractors
The Breathtaking Power of Medicare Contractors ©Jack Edward Urquhart The power wielded by private Medicare Contractors is breathtaking. But this secret is well hidden within the dense web of laws, regulations, guidelines, policies and practices that is our federal...