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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has named the first three participants in a program aimed at helping consumers get performance data of physicians and hospitals in their local market.
The hernia repair device market has grown at a steady pace of 4.8 percent per year since 2008, reaching $3.5 billion in 2012, said a recent report from healthcare market research publisher Kalorama Information.
Covered California, the state-based health insurance exchange, plans to be financially self-sufficient by 2017 -- a goal all the more pressing in a state with some $617 billion in government debt.
States that expand their Medicaid program eligibility under the health reform law will incur only modestly higher state costs, about 3 percent, compared with significant increases in federal funds, according to a new report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
As many as 31 million Americans now receive healthcare through an accountable care organization (ACO) according to a recent report "The ACO Suprise" from industry consulting company Oliver Wyman.
As many as 31 million Americans now receive healthcare through an accountable care organization (ACO) according to a recent report from industry consulting company Oliver Wyman.
The 2012 HomeCare Elite, a list of the top performing home health agencies in the United States, was announced Tuesday.
Insurance coverage for tobacco cessation varies widely and is often explained in convoluted and occasionally contradictory contract language, a study of 39 health plans has found.
Healthcare reform is fundamentally changing the way hospitals are run. A combination of crushing costs, government edicts and fierce competition for the millions of newly insured patients that will result from federal healthcare legislation is putting the patient front and center.
A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found that less than 4 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries who had coverage for at least a year reported difficulty obtaining medical care in 2008 and 2009, this despite more than two-thirds of states reporting they faced challenges in ensuring there are enough Medicaid providers to serve the growing number of beneficiaries.