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By Jeff Lagasse | 11:13 am | April 27, 2016
Post Acute Medical will acquire HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Beaumont, Texas, from HealthSouth, a deal that is expected to be finalized on June 1.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:09 am | April 27, 2016
Three hospitals have pledged that they will require their surgeons and 20 affiliated hospitals to meet minimum annual thresholds for 10 high-risk procedures, and have asked other hospital networks around the country to join them.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:12 pm | April 26, 2016
A federal jury in Arizona has awarded $27.6 million to Marc A. Wichansky, former president and co-owner of Zoel Holding Co. in Phoenix, including more than $14 million in punitive damages against his former business partner David T. Zowine, Wichansky's lawyer Sean Callagy announced Monday.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:44 pm | April 26, 2016
Hospitals participating in the Affordable Care Act's 340B drug pricing program are failing to comply with several key requirements of the law, according to a recent study by the Berkeley Research Group.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:14 am | April 26, 2016
Transparency in how drug companies set pricing is needed to reform the pharmaceuticals industry, The Campaign for Sustainable Drug Pricing claims in a new series of proposals aimed at making the prescription drug marketplace more open and competitive.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:58 am | April 26, 2016
The company's departure could be felt most acutely in several counties in Florida, Oklahoma, Kansas, North Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee that could be left with only one insurer, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:52 am | April 26, 2016
California legislators are attempting to clear the way for undocumented immigrants to buy health insurance through the state's insurance exchange -- potentially setting a national precedent.
By Susan Morse | 06:51 pm | April 25, 2016
Only 15% of Medicaid revenue to go to administrative purposes.
By Susan Morse | 04:48 pm | April 25, 2016
While losses in the Obamacare exchange markets are chasing insurance giant UnitedHealthcare away, New England insurer Harvard Pilgrim Health Care says the exchange business is a major moneymaker.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:48 pm | April 25, 2016
About 71 percent of healthcare executives expect their revenues to increase in 2016 and 55 percent expect to seek financing in the next 12 months, a new study released Monday by CIT Group has found.