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Insurers, Hospitals Clash Over Help Paying Obamacare Premiums
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Premium assistance programs are under fire from insurers. They argue that it is not fair for hospitals to try to steer people who could be covered by Medicare or Medicaid into marketplace plans with higher reimbursement rates.
Commonwealth Fund Study Shows Insurance Gaps Remain
Source: Case Management Monthly
While some 26 million Americans have gained insurance since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) became effective in 2010, another 24 million U.S. adults are still living without coverage, according to a new report by the Commonwealth Fund, a private, nonprofit organization that supports health policy research and reform.
Study Finds 30% Of Antibiotic Prescriptions Not Necessary
Source: Physician Practice Insider
A new study has found that 30% of antibiotic prescriptions written were unnecessary to the condition they were treating, adding to a body of evidence that physicians routinely prescribe antibiotics to patients who don’t need them.
Release of Information Benchmarking Survey
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Q&A: Inpatient-Only Separate Procedure Exception
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
Please explain the separate procedure exception for inpatient-only procedures.

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