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Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HMO/POS) tops the list of America's best health plans named by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the eighth year in a row.

CT scans in the emergency room have gone up dramatically in recent years. A new study links the increase in CT scans to fewer hospital admissions.

CT scans in the emergency room have gone up dramatically in recent years. A new study links the increase in CT scans to fewer hospital admissions.

Jonathan Blum, deputy administrator and director for the Center of Medicare at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says most physicians recognize that U.S. healthcare is inefficient and must change, and are eager to try accountable care organizations (ACOs).

With the prohibitive and rising cost of healthcare, there has never been a greater need for accountable care organizations, according to Mark McClellan, MD, former Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Cardinal Health on Friday announced a new college scholarship program, making $1.1 million in scholarship funds available to thirteen pharmacy schools across the United States.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced on Wednesday it will extend the deadline for accountable care organizations that want to apply to be Pioneer ACO models. CMS officials said they are looking for advanced ACO programs to lead the way for ACO development nationwide.

Seventy-six percent of Fortune 50 companies are either in the health industry or have health divisions, according to a new survey.

Leaders of the Campaign for Better Care, a broad-based coalition of consumer organizations, have come out in support of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed rule for accountable care organizations, saying CMS is putting patients first.

Hundreds of disgruntled registered nurses from 31 states, including more than 150 from Massachusetts, plan to rally in Washington D.C. next week, according to the Massachusetts Nurses Association.