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By Susan Morse | 05:24 pm | April 08, 2016
The largest increase in the number of insured adults has occurred among those paying for a plan themselves, according to Gallup.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:52 pm | April 08, 2016
Almost 30 percent of the 11,990 practicing urologists in the United States are holding off on retirement until at least age 71. That's compared to 22.7 percent a year ago according to the American Urological Association's 2015 Annual Census.
By Kaiser Health News | 02:42 pm | April 08, 2016
Moving into a realm usually reserved for healthcare regulators, the California health marketplace Thursday unveiled sweeping reforms to its contracts with insurers, seeking to improve the quality of care, curb its cost and increase transparency for consumers.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:03 pm | April 08, 2016
Tenet Healthcare announced Thursday that Howard Hacker has been named senior vice president and chief compliance officer, a role that will begin on May 2. As chief compliance officer, Hacker will manage and oversee the company's ethics and compliance program.
By Susan Morse | 11:02 am | April 08, 2016
Aetna and St. John Health System in Oklahoma on Thursday said it will launch the Aetna Whole Health St. John OKHI network, a value-based reimbursement partnership that hopes to result in lower overall out-of-pocket costs for patients in the network.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:18 am | April 08, 2016
By teaming with community organizations, doctors and hospitals can deliver high-quality care at good value to disadvantaged people at risk for poor health, according to a new report from a panel of experts.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:07 pm | April 07, 2016
A husband has started a Care2 petition calling for the removal of the leaders of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital after his wife allegedly contracted stage 4 cancer as a result of a procedure she underwent there.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:51 pm | April 07, 2016
Sharon Iglehart, a former attending psychiatrist at Riverside General Hospital in Houston, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison for her role in a $158 million Medicare fraud scheme involving false claims for mental health treatment.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:24 pm | April 07, 2016
United Health Foundation has awarded the University of Las Vegas School of Medicine a $3 million grant as part of a partnership that will create a new integrated training program for medical students, the two announced Wednesday.
By Henry Powderly | 02:45 pm | April 07, 2016
New Jersey-based Hackensack University Medical Center has struck a deal with popular taxi service Uber to provide and help pay for transportation for its patients, staff and visitors.