Richard Pizzi
MUNCIE, IN – Two major central Indiana health systems are moving toward a merger that could bring financial benefits to all five hospitals involved.The Cardinal Health System, based in...
As this issue of Healthcare Finance News went to press, we learned that Tom Daschle, former Democratic senator from South Dakota and Senate Majority Leader, was to be nominated secretary of the U.S. D...
As a result of a bad U.S. economy, fewer Americans are seeking hospital care and more need help paying for care, according to new report from the American Hospital Association.The report note...
More than 2 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries may face a disruption in their prescription drug coverage in January due to changes to the 2009 Medicare Part D plans.According to a new...
The MetroHealth System, one of the largest healthcare systems in Ohio, plans to cut 112 jobs in order to break even financially in 2009.According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, layoffs...
Methodist Mansfield Medical Center, located just south of the Dallas/Fort Worth metro area in Mansfield, Texas, has embarked on a $34 million expansion project.International architectural fir...
Healthcare is so expensive in the United States because we don't reimburse doctors and hospitals intelligently, according to a new report by the nonprofit Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement....
Beginning in 2010, Medicare Advantage special needs plans that serve Medicare beneficiaries with chronic conditions must meet new guidelines issued last week by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid...
South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control will likely close some of its rural health clinics due to the state's budget woes.According to reports from The State of...
New York Gov. David Paterson has proposed $1.8 billion in cuts to Medicaid and other healthcare spending over the next two years.The proposed cuts are part of Paterson's deficit reduction pla...