Healthcare Finance Staff
Comparative effectiveness research aimed at determining the efficacy of medical treatments could deprive the country of $4 trillion in economic activity and 81 million years of life, contends a new report from the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest.
Americans' confidence in their ability to access and pay for healthcare dropped to a historic low in April, according to Thomson Reuters.
The healthcare sector added more than 37,000 jobs in April and has added 295,000 jobs since April 2010 according to new employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on a House Republican proposal to convert Medicaid funding to block grants indicates it could force as many as 44 million people out of the program over the next 10 years.
A new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation on a House Republican proposal to convert Medicaid funding to block grants indicates it could force as many as 44 million people out of the program over the next 10 years.
Even with a historically low annual rate of increase, American families are spending $19,393 on healthcare in 2011, according to the Milliman Medical Index.
The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME), with more than 1,400 CIO members, is urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to rethink the government's rulemaking proposals on accountable care organizations.
On Friday, the Consumer Partnership for eHealth released a report titled "Consumer Platform for Health IT." It describes how to advance patient engagement in healthcare through technology.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows that few families without health insurance have the financial resources to pay for hospital bills.
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has asked the federal government to keep better track of data on nursing home complaints.