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Rebecca Farley

Medicaid On The Chopping Block Again – You Can Make A Difference At Hill Day 2012

By Guest Columnist Chuck Ingoglia, Senior Vice President of Policy & Practice Improvement at the National Council Dear Readers, What impact can just one person [...]

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President Obama Releases His 2013 Budget Requests; National Council Issues Budget Analysis

On February 13, 2012, President Obama released his Administration’s budget requests for Fiscal Year 2013. The budget in many ways reflects the nation’s growing concern [...]

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What Would You Do if YOU Ran The Zoo? At Hill Day 2012, We’ll See About Making a Change or Two!

Have you ever wished that Congress would enact YOUR best ideas into law? If you have, you’re not alone. At Hill Day 2012, join over [...]

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Compliance Watch, Conference Sessions Help You Get Ahead of the Compliance Curve

The Affordable Care Act broadens the definition of fraud, increases financial penalties, and establishes new government audit programs in behavioral health. For the first time, [...]

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Behavioral Health IT Act Gains New Cosponsor

Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) has added his name as a cosponsor of the Behavioral Health IT Act of 2011 (S. 539). This legislation would extend [...]

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National Council Conference Points the Way to Success under Health Reform

Are you ready for the major changes of the Affordable Care Act that will go into effect in 2012? At the National Council’s annual conference, [...]

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National Council Submits Comments to HHS on Essential Health Benefits

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in December issued an information bulletin outlining how it intends to approach its task of creating an [...]

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CMS Publishes FAQ on Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractor Program

According to new guidance from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicaid Recovery Audit Contractors will not replace existing Medicaid program integrity contractors under [...]

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States File Brief Against Medicaid Expansion in Supreme Court Health Law Challenge

This week, the 26 states who have joined in a Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act filed a brief outlining their argument that [...]

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HHS Awards Bonuses to States for Enrollment of Children in Health Coverage

The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $296 million to states for ensuring more children have health coverage. The performance bonus [...]

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