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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...

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...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is launching a two-state pilot program to provide online personal health records. The initiative is aimed at providing patients with better ca...

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...

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...

QuadraMed has announced that the Los Altos Hills, Calif.-based Daughters of Charity Health System has signed a $15.8 million contract to expand the use of QuadraMed CPR (QCPR) across its five-hospital...

Medicare is doing a poor job in screening suppliers of durable medical equipment, after failing a recent test to identify two fake suppliers set up as a test by a government agency.In a test...

With a state budget crisis threatening the ability of community health centers to deliver services, the California HealthCare Foundation is chipping in $10 million to a low-interest loan pool designed...

Officials at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions have set a September 8 date for an auction sale of the struggling company and already have one purchaser lined up.The Atlanta-based provider of heal...