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After months of wrangling, the Senate passed a six-month extension of the increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) payments.

Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, reports saving $2.8 million in one year using a performance improvement program.

In a new twist in the ongoing battle over the right of the federal government to mandate health insurance, a Virginia District Court has said it needs more time to decide whether Virginia should be allowed to move forward with challenging the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

Increased demand for in vitro diagnostics testing, new technologies and emerging markets have trumped the economic downturn, according to the newly released seventh edition of Kalorama Information's biennial report.

According to findings in the American Medical Group Association's 2010 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey, most specialties saw modest increases in compensation in 2009, but many provider organizations continue to operate at a significant loss.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday $51 million in grants to help states launch health insurance exchanges.

Physicians estimate the cost of defensive medicine to be between 26 percent and 34 percent of annual total healthcare costs, according to a new online survey.

Generic medications have saved the American healthcare system more than $824 billion over the past decade - and $139.6 billion alone in 2009 - according to a new study.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will make available $2.25 billion in state grants to support community-based alternatives to institutional long-term care.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has released its annual healthcare state-by-state quality report, which includes new data on health insurance.