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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:56 pm | December 11, 2014
The latest salvo in the pharmaceutical price wars is being launched from an unlikely outpost, but one that represents the struggle to pay for the year's most successful drug.
By Lena Anthony | 10:59 am | December 11, 2014
If hospitals are required to record unique device identifiers (UDIs) in electronic health records, there will be a need for supply chain involvement. But what that involvement should look like--and when--is still unknown.
By Henry Powderly | 10:49 am | December 11, 2014
A $1.1 trillion Congressional spending deal approved Wednesday night includes millions for healthcare related services, but holds spending on programs tied to the Affordable Care Act.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:45 am | December 11, 2014
A young adult generation with college debt, limited assets and an uncertain job market who rarely need to use the healthcare system should be prime customers for low-premium, high-deductible health plans. Not so, some data suggests.
By Christopher Hayden | 09:43 am | December 11, 2014
Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, has joined Carrick Capital Partners, LLC, as a special adviser to the investment firm.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 09:39 am | December 11, 2014
A large handful of cooperative insurers created through the Affordable Care Act have lowered 2015 premiums in a bid to boost membership in their second year of operation, upsetting traditional insurers.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:17 pm | December 10, 2014
A startup health insurer trying to capitalize on digital services and simplicity is now offering members wearable devices and incentives for activity, another step in its bid to disrupt health insurance.
By Christopher Hayden | 03:32 pm | December 10, 2014
Veteran healthcare finance executive Weldon Gage was recently named The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 12, according to a recent statement by the health system.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:34 pm | December 10, 2014
California's second largest nonprofit insurer is using a strategic acquisition to enter a growing, but challenging sector of government-funded health plans.
By Henry Powderly | 10:40 am | December 10, 2014
Healthcare hiring continued to grow in November 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, with businesses across the sector adding nearly 29,000 jobs in the month.