The House of Representatives released specifics on a $1.1 trillion funding bill that includes a package of tax breaks, coming down to the wire on Tuesday, Dec. 15, to finalize the bill by the deadline.

The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) is urging the federal government to give healthcare providers more time to adjust to recent changes to the Meaningful Use program before mandating new and burdensome Stage 3 requirements.

The American Enterprise Institute (AEI) held a panel discussion earlier this month, discussing medical malpractice reform along with a variety of other topics. 

Maybe you’re familiar with a little effort called ICD-10 that has been the subject of delays, debate, regulations, contingencies and more for several years now.

The Senate voted 90-10 to repeal Obamacare’s “Cadillac tax” on high-cost health plans, a rare instance of bipartisanship around the contentious healthcare law. 

Another survey indicates that the Oct. 1 transition to ICD-10 went smoothly for most healthcare providers, but 11 percent said it was a failure, according to KPMG. 

In a study of healthcare systems in six developed nations that could have implications for the U.S.—regardless of the ultimate fate of troubled Obamacare—an influential Canadian think tank has concluded that for-profit hospitals and insurers can survive and thrive under universal health care.

Overall, there have been few complaints in the wake of the transition to ICD-10 but a few isolated incidents have led the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to issue clarifications on how it's resolving the issues.