Chelsey Ledue

A New York-based health insurer will soon reimburse more than 22,000 physicians for Web-based consultations in most of its benefit plans.

According to the Justice Department, four pharmaceutical companies will pay $124 million to resolve claims of Medicaid fraud.

The AARP and the American Medical Association are urgeing Senators to pass S. 1776, the Medicare Physician Fairness Act.

A new survey indicates 12 percent of parents with children under the age of 18 have spoken to their child's doctor about complementary and integrative approaches to medicine, yet nearly 90 percent say they want to know more.

A recent study shows that uninsured American adults with chronic illnesses often go undiagnosed or undertreated, leading to an increased risk of costly, disabling and even lethal complications of their disease.

The best defense for healthcare organizations against the RAC audits is a good offense, says a 20-year veteran of the healthcare industry and expert in organization performance improvement.

In order for healthcare reform to succeed, more medical students must be encouraged to choose primary medical care specialties, according to the American Academy of Family Physicians.

eGistics has launched a hosted solution designed to help physician groups, hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers to electronically manage administrative documents.

Patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 non-federal hospitals indicate a wide gap in quality between the best hospitals and all others.

Portico Healthnet has been awarded $988,000 by the Department of Health and Human Services to launch the Minnesota Coalition for Kids Health Coverage.