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By Jeff Lagasse | 12:00 pm | January 21, 2016
The New York Genome Center, a nonprofit focusing on biomedical research and clinical care, could be $100 million richer thanks to a challenge grant from the Simons Foundation and The Carson Family Charitable Trust.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:41 am | January 21, 2016
When patients need an air ambulance, the first priority is getting them the care they need as fast as possible. So, patients don't always know who is going to pick them up or if the ambulance is an in-network provider.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 09:27 am | January 21, 2016
According to Healthgrades, the winning hospitals are among the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide that deliver high quality care across at least 21 of 32 common patient conditions and procedures
By Susan Morse | 05:48 pm | January 20, 2016
Former Turing Pharmaceutical Chief Executive Martin Shkreli has invoked the Fifth Amendment by refusing to produce documents subpoenaed by a Senate committee investigating on prescription drug price hikes, according to NBC News and Twitter chatter between Shkreli and the chairwoman of the committee.
By Susan Morse | 05:30 pm | January 20, 2016
J. Joel Hackney's appointment takes effect following Pamplona's buyout of MedAssets, a $2.7 billion deal announced in November.
By Susan Morse | 02:33 pm | January 20, 2016
Aria Health System and Jefferson Health on Tuesday entered into a binding agreement to merge, a transaction expected to be completed this spring.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:16 pm | January 20, 2016
Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller was the latest state official to propose protections for healthcare consumers against surprise balance bills, when she announced new measures on Tuesday.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:34 am | January 20, 2016
A bill that would have levied new taxes, called "community contribution fees", on nonprofit hospitals in New Jersey died by pocket veto on Governor Chris Christie's desk on Tuesday, according to bill co-sponsor state Sen. Robert Singer.
By Kaiser Health News | 11:22 am | January 20, 2016
Hospitals are acting on the notion that keeping violent injury from recurring will ultimately reduce their expenses and improve people's long-term health.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:14 am | January 20, 2016
Thirty-five percent more people than last year have enrolled for their employer-sponsored healthcare benefits on private online marketplaces, according to a new report from global consulting and technology firm Accenture.