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By Susan Morse | 12:14 pm | March 31, 2015
In October 2014 ,the company agreed to pay $350 million and another $39 million in civil forfeiture to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to induce the referral of patients to its dialysis clinics.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:39 am | March 31, 2015
Across the Mississippi River from a bankrupt cousin, a Midwestern cooperative insurer is entering year two with a sizable membership that will test its model of partnering with hospitals.
By Henry Powderly | 11:26 am | March 31, 2015
The drug, BCX4430, delivers a small molecule into the body that in studies showed to be effective in blocking the Ebola virus from reproducing.
By Henry Powderly | 10:42 am | March 31, 2015
AAC will acquire Sunrise House Foundation, which runs the New Jersey facility, and will invest $5 million in the 87,000-square-foot campus.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:12 am | March 31, 2015
Health insurers in New Jersey are complaining of a cost crisis arising from regulations meant to protect patients receiving emergency healthcare and involuntary out-of-network treatment.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:39 am | March 31, 2015
After Valley Hospital of Ridgewood, N.J., switched to pajamas and gowns that provide extra coverage, costs went up $70,000 per year.
By David Weldon | 03:56 pm | March 30, 2015
The future of healthcare employment might lie with physician extenders, as cost and physician bandwidth spur hiring.
By Henry Powderly | 03:40 pm | March 30, 2015
Good managers don't live in boxes. And at Utah's Intermountain Healthcare, it's pretty much mandated that they break out of them, especially when it comes to improving revenue cycle management.
By Susan Morse | 03:22 pm | March 30, 2015
Much of the turnaround can be attributed to expanded insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act, and to a lesser extent, an improved economy,
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:07 pm | March 30, 2015
America's largest insurer is looking for all the scale it can get in the war for affordable medicines.