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A new alliance of 10 Kentucky healthcare systems, now officially known as the Kentucky Healthcare Collaborative, has announced three primary objectives, the entity said Thursday.
The three primary areas of focus will be: raising the standards of care, addressing Kentucky's poor health statistics, and slashing the cost of care through "greater efficiencies".
Hospitals in Medicaid expansion states fare better financially than those in states that have not adopted the Affordable Care Act initiative, according to an attorney who formerly directed the Medicaid program for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
With the final January 31 deadline for open enrollment looming, close to 9 million consumers have signed up for healthcare coverage through the marketplace, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
The Jackson Health System's efforts to build a 100-bed hospital in Doral, Florida are being met with resistance by five hospitals in the state, which are challenging state regulators' approval of the facility.
With the final January 31 deadline for open enrollment looming, close to 9 million consumers have signed up for healthcare coverage through the marketplace, according to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
According to a recent Gallup poll, the medical professionals who take care of us when we are injured and sick, specifically nurses, medical doctors and pharmacists, are the most honest and ethical professionals in the workforce.
John Paul, president and CEO of Allegheny Health Network, will be joining Highmark Health as a special advisor to President and CEO David Holmberg, the companies announced Tuesday.
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, one of the biggest and well-known facilities of its kind in the world, and VPS, a fast-growing integrated healthcare provider in the Middle East, Europe and India officially unveiled their strategic alliance Wednesday, according to joint statement.
Health insurer Centene on Tuesday said the loss of six hard drives with health info in 950,000 beneficiaries was a result of an employee error.
Hospital groups and other stakeholders have spoken out against a proposal that would cut 10 percent in payments from the Medicare Part B drug pricing program. It's now up to Congress to decide whether to implement the change recommended this month by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.