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Becoming a behavioral health home is a real opportunity but comes with some challenges. A webinar offered by SAMHSA/HRSA outlined some operational considerations for behavioral health agencies thinking about making the transformation.
As healthcare providers brace themselves for big changes to reimbursement models, many are taking a conservative approach to their capital budgets. As a result, capital spending in 2013 will likely be flat or slightly down compared to 2012, predict experts at several healthcare group purchasing organizations.
With the Affordable Care Act surviving the Supreme Court ruling and the presidential election, healthcare M&A will be robust in 2013 as investors feel less uncertain about the fate of the reform legislation, analysts predicted Thursday during a live webcast hosted by research and publishing firm Irving Levin Associates.
UnitedHealth Group reported 2012 earnings this morning of more than $5.5 billion on $110.6 billion in revenue, an 8 percent increase in earnings and 9 percent increase in gross revenue from 2011.
Across the country, hospices with generous admissions policies may find themselves on life support. Medicare, which heavily funds hospice programs, is cracking down on the industry's growing habit of embracing those whose deaths aren't imminent.
On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced at a press conference a plan to repay Maine hospitals the $186 million owed to them by the state for patients covered by Medicaid.
A month after signing a non-binding letter of intent, Mercy Health System of Maine has signed a definitive agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) to integrate into EMHS.
In a report released last week, the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System describes a set of three healthcare policies that could slow health spending by $2 trillion over 10 years by focusing on the way public and private purchasers pay for healthcare, enhancing consumers' choices of higher-value care and streamlining administrative procedures.
Many doctors may feel they are covered by the disability insurance they purchase, but that might not be the case and they may find themselves in a world of hurt. Some insurance industry experts are warning doctors to pay attention to the definition of disability in their policies.
Mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare IT sector grew in 2012, with a significant portion of smaller, tactical deals yielding big return on investment, according to a report released Jan. 11 by mid-market investment firm Berkery Noyes.