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By Henry Powderly | 04:03 pm | July 30, 2015
The 450-bed North Kansas City Hospital said it has partnered with CarePayment to offer patients financing options to deal with ballooning out-of-pocket costs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:48 pm | July 30, 2015
Like most mergers and acquisitions, the Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna deals will need a fair amount of cultural alignment to yield the market complementaries and business synergies being promised amid the record-breaking valuations.
By Susan Morse | 12:06 pm | July 30, 2015
Rural healthcare providers on Tuesday told members of the House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee that current Medicare regulations threaten to shut the doors of more rural hospitals across the United States.
By Anthony Brino | 11:07 am | July 30, 2015
Assurant, one of the most profitable home and life insurers, is advancing its plans to leave the health insurance business and sell off a subsidiary in an attempt to cut its losses on the sector.
By Henry Powderly | 09:52 am | July 30, 2015
The U.S. Department of Defense on Wednesday awarded a $4.3 billion contract to a team lead by Cerner, Leidos and Accenture to manage the military's electronic health records systems, a deal that is expected to hit $9 billion once all costs are accounted for.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:28 am | July 30, 2015
The NOTICE Act would require hospitals to provide written notification to patients 24 hours after receiving observation care, explaining that they have not been admitted to the hospital, the reasons why and the potential financial implications.
By Henry Powderly | 06:10 pm | July 29, 2015
Medicare Part D prescription drug plan premiums will hold flat at $32.50 a month in 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced on Wednesday, despite ballooning costs for the federal program.
By Henry Powderly | 04:35 pm | July 29, 2015
New York-based investment firm Deerfield Management on Wednesday said it has launched a $550 million healthcare venture capital fund to support companies developing advancements for treating genetic diseases, cancer and orphan diseases, as well as to support tech companies creating new therapeutic devices.
By Henry Powderly | 04:04 pm | July 29, 2015
EveryICD10 has been sharing a new ICD-10 code and description on the social media platform by the minute since July 9, when it first tweeted, "E73.8 Other lactose intolerance #icd10."
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:50 pm | July 29, 2015
Another ACA-funded co-op is going under, dissolving rather than confront an "unhealthy future." Many of the others are also struggling to stay in the black.