Fred Bazzoli
An analysis of the California healthcare reform proposal being considered by the state shows that expenses will outstrip premium revenue and that the plan could pose other fiscal risks and uncertainti...
Pennsylvania has become the third state in the country whose hospitals promise not to charge for care delivery that results in serious medical errors. The Hospital & Healt...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is taking steps to increase the rates paid to a class of hospitals that often treat patients with complex conditions over a long period of time....
Consolidation among healthcare providers in the Chicago area appears to be continuing with the announcement last week that Condell Medical Center, a community hospital in Libertyville, Ill., will be t...
Some 70 percent of hospitals expect their volume of contracted services to grow or remain unchanged over the next two years, according to a new study released by VHA Inc., a national health alliance....
UnitedHealth Group and PacifiCare have announced more than $6 million in grants to benefit healthcare consumers and improve the delivery of health care services in the Golden State. T...
Margins are slim for community pharmacies, according to a report released this week by the Office of the Inspector General for the Department of Health and Human Services. Organ...
I’D LIKE TO SAY THAT, in this first issue of 2008, I’m writing with unbridled enthusiasm about healthcare in the New Year. I’d like to believe that there are a multitude of optimisti...
Community health centers can adopt national performance standards and improve their quality of care, improving the ability of healthcare purchasers policy makers and consumers....
A massive rebuilding project expected to take at least a dozen years and cost more than $1 billion on the Stanford University campus received a significant shot in the arm from a private contributor....