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Millions in claims to D.C. providers going unpaid
Chartered Health Plan is facing liquidation, and dozens of providers in the District of Columbia could be holding the bag for as much as $85 million, The Washington Post reported.
Hospitals demand $186M in Medicaid backpay
The Maine Hospital Association is demanding Medicaid pay $484 million in reimbursements that are three years overdue, the 39-hospital group said.
Medicaid payment final rule leaves out specialists
The long-awaited physician fee rule acknowledges primary care providers but leaves out emergency physicians and OB/GYNs, among other specialty groups.
Hospitals, state battle over reimbursements for care of illegals
Hospitals in the Sunshine State are fighting a state policy attempting to recoup Medicaid payments for undocumented patients for any care provided beyond their medical stabilization, reported The Miami Herald. The rule is retroactive to 2005--meaning hospitals could be on the hook for potentially millions of dollars worth of care they provided in the past and had been paid for.
'Tax-cheating' providers win $6.6B in Medicaid payments
Thousands of providers who slid through the system got billions in Medicaid reimbursements even though they owed the government millions in taxes, the Government Accountability Office said.
Hospitals face potential $5B Medicaid shortfall in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's hospitals are facing a potential shortfall in Medicaid payments that could total more than $5 billion by 2015, according to the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania
Hospitals to face $5B Medicaid shortfall in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania hospitals could face a $5.28 billion shortfall over five years, should the proposed state budget change Medicaid payments, according to a Tuesday report from the Hospital &
Medicaid payments for 'unnecessary' ER visits safe for now
Washington state has pushed the pause button on the restrictive Medicaid emergency room policy that would have stopped payment to hospitals for roughly 500 "nonemergent" conditions on April 1.
Public, private hospitals battle over state Medicaid payments
Public and private hospitals in Texas are battling over hundreds of millions of dollars in supplemental Medicaid payments, The Houston Chronicle reported. With public hospital payments shrinking as
New violations put health system's federal funds back at risk
Cape Fear Valley Health System is experiencing déjà vu, as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) again told the North Carolina health system to fix deficiencies or lose
