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Expenditures could mean higher deductibles and maximum out-of-pocket costs for many of the program's 39 million seniors and disabled enrollees.

Catamaran serves about 25 million Americans with retail pharmacy network management, mail-order pharmacy, pharmacy claims management and patient-centric specialty pharmacy services to health plans and employers.

The deal, which still needs regulatory approvals, would end the hospital’s relationship with Stony Brook University Hospital.

The field has seen a 219 percent increase in 10 years, with one out every five PAs entering the in-demand primary care field.

Glenn Haggstrom presided over a medical center project in Aurora, Colorado that ballooned from an expected $328 million to more than $1.7 billion.

Federal penalties for high rates of patient readmissions are compelling hospitals to dig into the causes of the re-hospitalizations, which frequently have more to do with socioeconomic factors than the healthcare provided.

Stiffer penalties for not having coverage and redoubled efforts to reach out and educate people about the health law and their obligations may be keys to increasing enrollment for people in these income groups.

There is a fair amount of hope for private health insurance exchanges in the commercial group market, but a pure defined contribution option will actually require a quite disruptive change.

The gift will cover the cost for a da Vinci robot, the hospital announced, which helps surgeons to make smaller incisions, improves accuracy and provides 3-D imagery.

Finance staff needs to understand options to save major costs with unbranded medications.