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Kalispell Medical Equipment was created in 1994. KRH is the largest employer in Northwest Montana, employing upwards of 2900 people [2] and is the largest medical equipment supplier to Northwest Montana, [citation needed] providing rehab mobility products such as wheelchairs and scooters, oxygen concentrators, and ambulatory aids such as walkers.
The Sunshine Act requires manufacturers of drugs, medical devices, biological and medical supplies covered by the three federal health care programs Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) to collect and track all financial relationships with physicians and teaching hospitals and to report these data to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).
In 2016, the year Montana’s legislature expanded Medicaid, the overall program provided benefits to 125,000 children, 50,000 adults in the original Medicaid, and 50,000 adults in the expanded plan.
Mindray designs and produces medical equipment and accessories for both human and veterinary use. The company is organized into three key business lines: Patient Monitoring & Life Support, In-Vitro Diagnostic Products, and Medical Imaging Systems. In 2008, Mindray was recognized as China's largest medical device manufacturer. [2]
[1] [6] The insurance provided under HMK covers medical, dental, and vision care. [7] Federal funds cover 80 percent of Montana's CHIP costs and 60 percent of Montana's Medicaid costs. [8] A separate revenue account, into which existing tax dollars were funneled, was created to compensate for the costs not covered by the federal government. [9]
[9]: 267–268 State-owned hospitals are larger than private hospitals and have better physicians and medical equipment. [9]: 267 The government regulates the price of services and wages for state-owned hospital personnel. [9]: 268 Health insurance is primarily operated by local governments. [9]: 267
Lincare Holdings Inc. was a publicly traded healthcare company headquartered in Clearwater, Florida. [2] Lincare was leading the respiratory homecare industry by serving approximately 1.8 million patients nationwide Lincare operates from over 700 locations in 49 states across the United States and employs 10,000 people, including 1,300 licensed clinicians.
Level III codes, also called local codes, were developed by state Medicaid agencies, Medicare contractors, and private insurers for use in specific programs and jurisdictions. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) instructed CMS to adopt a standard coding systems for reporting medical transactions.