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By Susan Morse | 03:06 pm | May 05, 2016
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Thursday released updated data on close to 1 million healthcare providers who collectively received $91 billion from Medicare in 2014.
By Susan Morse | 11:59 am | May 05, 2016
Humana may become the second major insurer to exit the exchange business in certain states, as it reported losses Wednesday stemming from that market.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:36 am | May 05, 2016
A new study of the prevalence carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae in 16 Washington, D.C. hospitals claims the dangerous, drug-resistant superbug is very present in area hospitals and healthcare facilities.
By Jeff Lagasse | 10:50 am | May 05, 2016
Sacred Heart Health System, a member of Catholic nonprofit health system Ascension, is raising money for a new, four-story children's hospital in Pensacola, Florida, the system has announced.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:11 am | May 05, 2016
Starting June 9, terminally ill Californians with six months or less to live can request a doctor's prescription for medications intended to end their lives peacefully.
By Jeff Lagasse | 05:06 pm | May 04, 2016
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell announced Wednesday that over $260 million in funding will be dispensed to 290 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The funds are primarily for facility renovation, expansion, or construction.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:56 pm | May 04, 2016
Gundersen Health CEO Scott Rathgaber and CFO Dara Bartels have called a Health Affairs study published this week that dubbed Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center the most profitable hospital in the United States misleading and "simply not true."
By Susan Morse | 02:33 pm | May 04, 2016
Gallina succeeds Wayne S. DeVeydt, who, after more than a decade of service to Anthem, including 9 years in the executive vice president and chief financial officer role, decided to step down from the position effective May 31, citing family commitments and philanthropic work.
By Susan Morse | 12:35 pm | May 04, 2016
These errors cause 250,000 deaths per year, falling behind cancer and the number one killer, heart disease, according to Johns Hopkins' researchers, Martin Makary and Michael Daniel in the report published Tuesday in the medical journal, The BMJ.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:08 pm | May 04, 2016
A new study by the CVS Health Research Institute found that home infusion care is safe, clinically effective and improves quality of life; and when it's compared to infusion care delivered in a hospital or clinic, it may also reduce healthcare costs.