Molly Merrill
Managed healthcare company Molina Healthcare Inc., has signed a $42 million deal to acquire Florida NetPASS, LLC, to further extend itself into the Medicaid market.In connection with the tran...
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) reiterated its opposition to the merger of Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, during testimony before the U....
According to a final regulation published Thursday, hospices serving Medicare beneficiaries will see an estimated 2.5 percent increase in their payments for 2009. As part of the final rule, t...
The growth of retail clinics and medical tourism shows that patients are seeking more alternative means of care and at lower costs - a trend that may be an opportunity for providers to shift toward a...
Insurance software and e-commerce provider Ebix, Inc. has signed a deal to acquire Pittsburgh based-Acclamation Systems, a provider of SaaS-based healthcare benefits and claims management software....
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota says it is eliminating co-pays for members who use retail clinics. The health plan estimates that employers and members saved more than $1.25 million in he...
The South Carolina Hospital Association has partnered with Nashville, Tenn.-based nTelagent, Inc. in an effort to reduce bad debt and increase front-end collections for member hospitals. The...
The City of New Orleans Emergency Medical Services agency has signed a $4 million contract with Affiliated Computer Services for an electronic patient records capture system. Under terms of t...
Potentially preventable medical errors that occur during or after surgery may cost employers nearly $1.5 billion a year, according to new estimates by the Department of Health and Human Services' Agen...
GE Healthcare Financial Services has signed a $75 million deal to provide a senior secured credit facility to The Schumacher Group, an emergency medicine management firm based in Lafayette, La....