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Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt said Tuesday that he would like to see chartered value exchanges (CVEs) increase from 14 nationwide to 25 by January. According to the HHS, a...
The CVS Caremark Corporation has signed a $2.9 billion deal to acquire the Longs Drug Stores Corporation, a retail drug store chain serving the West Coast and Hawaii.Under the terms of the ac...
A company that has developed an application that enables point-of-sale customer financial service in healthcare has raised $1.7 million through the sale of preferred stock.nTelagent Inc., of...
According to a recent survey, employers plan to increase their staffs' role in long-term strategies in an effort to control prescription drug costs. Buck Consultants, an ACS company and resou...
The federal government is making headway in assisting the Indian Health Service to register tribe members for Medicare and Medicaid services, according to an August 7 report by the General Accountabil...
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee will pay $2.1 million to the United States to settle allegations over Medicare charges in New Jersey.BCBST, which is headquartered in Chattanooga, Tenn., o...
Safety net providers struggling with an increase in the uninsured are looking for creative ways to shore up their margins, according to a study released Tuesday by the Center for Studying Health Syste...
U.S. Preventive Medicine of Jacksonville, Fla. has announced that the City of Tempe, Ariz. has extended its contract with the company to provide disease management services to employees with as...
A state noted for a difficult financial environment for hospitals is promising to give facilities some cushion, but the assistance will come with some tradeoffs.New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine la...
Conseco, Inc. has announced plans to transfer the Conseco Senior Health Insurance Company to an independent trust for the benefit of its long-term care policyholders.Under the terms of the pr...