Chelsey Ledue
A report by New York’s Primary Care Coalition finds that a strong primary care system is vital to reducing the state’s healthcare costs.
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton has agreed to pay $6.35 million to settle allegations that it defrauded Medicare.
More than 20 million U.S. workers lack health insurance, according to the Center for Economic and Policy Research.
Family medicine residency training programs attracted 101 more U.S. medical school graduates to the specialty in 2010 than in 2009, according to the National Residency Match Program.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $372 million to 44 communities to support public health efforts.
The Community Oncology Alliance reports at least 30 community cancer clinics have closed during the past several months due to cuts in Medicare reimbursement for cancer care.
A research paper shows that cost-sharing reduces the use of prescription drugs and helps cut down on physician office visits by the elderly.
A former New York Presbyterian Hospital purchasing official pled guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan to conspiring to rig bids on re-insulation service contracts.
A Kaiser Family Foundation analysis finds that prices for commonly used brand name drugs are rising in 2010.
A new online resource from the American Medical Association is designed to help physicians who are seeking alternatives to one-sided contracts offered by some managed care organizations.