Chelsey Ledue

The American Association for Homecare has called on the Obama administration to fix its "Community Living" initiative by changing Medicare policies that make it harder for seniors and people with disabilities to obtain home medical equipment.

Medical practice managers cite "dealing with rising operating costs" as their biggest daily challenge in 2010, according to a new Medical Group Management Association survey.

Service experience has more impact than cost management on employer satisfaction with their primary health insurance carrier, according to a recent study.

A report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health shows that healthcare-associated infection rates at the state's acute-care hospitals declined by 12.5 percent in 2009.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan has designated more than 1,800 physicians in roughly 500 practices across the state as patient-centered medical homes, the largest PCMH effort in the United States.

Physicians in primary care specialties experienced a 2.8 percent increase in their median compensation in 2009, according to the Medical Group Management Association.

Connecticut is the first state to add low-income adults to its Medicaid program under the new Affordable Care Act, according to Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $250 million in Affordable Care Act investments to support prevention activities and develop the nation's public health infrastructure.

The financial and quality pressures that come with healthcare reform and the conversion to ICD-10 are putting a lot of stress on coding accuracy and use of the information gathered, according to a Monday education session at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's ANI conference in Las Vegas.

Men make up the majority of non-elderly adults in the United States who lack health insurance, according to an analysis of the 2009 March Current Population Survey.