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By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 21, 2008
First-year enrollment at the nation's medical schools this year increased nearly 2 percent to more than 18,000 students - the highest enrollment in history, according to the Association of American Me...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | November 21, 2008
A poll released by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) shows three-quarters of Americans and industry leaders want healthcare...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | November 20, 2008
Taking financial steps to bridge the gap between the "have and have-not" hospitals is critical to hospital viability, The Joint Commission asserted in a report released Thursday.Hos...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 20, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has awarded National Heritage Insurance Corporation a contract of up to five years for the administration of Part A and Part B Medicare claims payments...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | November 20, 2008
Joining the recent flurry of healthcare-related activity on Capitol Hill, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Republican Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced Thursday they...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 20, 2008
Radiology costs, fairly stable since 2005, are rising again for insurers, according to HealthLeaders-InterStudy.In several recent reports in Health Plan Analysis, HealthLeaders-InterSt...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 19, 2008
The American College of Physicians has released a white paper that supports the importance of primary care in providing patients with better outcomes at lower cost and the urgency of the need to preve...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 19, 2008
The MetroHealth System, one of the largest healthcare systems in Ohio, plans to cut 112 jobs in order to break even financially in 2009.According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, layoffs...
By Richard Pizzi | 12:00 am | November 19, 2008
More than 2 million low-income Medicare beneficiaries may face a disruption in their prescription drug coverage in January due to changes to the 2009 Medicare Part D plans.According to a new...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | November 19, 2008
Low fees discourage physicians from treating Medicaid patients, but payment delays also play an important role in physician decisions to avoid Medicaid patients, according to a study by the Center for...