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Debate heats up over regional differences in Medicare spending
Among the countless thorny issues legislators are facing as they struggle with health reform is the issue of why different areas of the country seem to differ so radically in how they spend their... Read more...
Medicaid billing errors coming under fire
Expect states to look more closely for Medicaid billing errors starting now. Healthcare Finance News reports that because "states are facing tougher times [financially]," now more than ever they're... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: OIG says "yes" to prompt-pay discounts; NY hospitals spend millions to renovate EDs; and much more...
> The HHS Office of the Inspector General has said that yes, it's OK to give patients who pay promptly for inpatient stays a significant discount. Read more...
