Chelsey Ledue

FLAT PAYMENT rates and increased operating costs caused by the nation’s economic crisis are hindering physician practices, experts say, with smaller practices facing the most problems....

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Although consumer-directed health plans are changing the nature of medical cost-sharing and decision-making, gaining in enrollment and attracting attention as a potential comp...

WASHINGTON – Spending on Medicaid is expected to substantially outpace the rate of growth in the U.S. economy over the next decade, according to the Medicare Trustees Report, released by the Cen...

WATERBURY, CT – A recent survey indicates Connecticut physicians are leaving the state and retiring – which is limiting patient access to care.The Connecticut State Medical Societ...

NEW YORK – The state of New York is accepting applications for Doctors Across New York, a new $6.9 million loan repayment and practice support program for doctors to practice in designated physi...

Panelists at the New England HIMSS Chapter Conference on HIT, held Oct 17 in South Portland, say it will take a lot of work to correct technical and financial problems in the healthcare industry....

Arrowhead Radiology Medical Group has selected McKesson to manage its revenue cycle operations.McKesson's Revenue Management Solutions group will provide services designed for the Colton, Cal...

Private fee-for-service Medicare Advantage plans will be paid, on average, 16.6 percent more in 2008 compared to what the same enrollees would have cost in the traditional Medicare fee-for-service pro...

Spending on Medicaid is expected to substantially outpace the rate of growth in the U.S. economy over the next decade, according to a report released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services....

WellPoint, the WellPoint Foundation and X PRIZE Foundation, a philanthropic organization focused on innovation through competition, are collaborating on a $10 million competition to generate new ways...