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The Centers for Medicaid & Medicaid Services (CMS) will partner with Text4Baby, a free national health texting service, to promote enrollment in both Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and provide pregnant women and new mothers free text messages on important healthcare issues.
Being one of the healthiest states in the nation, North Dakota is also known for providing high-quality healthcare at a low cost, according to the Executive Director of North Dakota Medical Association Courtney Koebele.
Based on existing overall cost estimates for ICD-10 from multiple sources, officials estimate a year-long delay of ICD-10 could cost the industry anywhere from $475 million to more than $4 billion.
Gov. Rick Snyder of Michigan does not fit the current ideological Republican stereotype. He threw his support behind the development of a health insurance exchange because it will make the health insurance market work better.
A majority of respondents to a new survey from Edifecs, which develops technologies for regulatory compliance and data exchange, says an ICD-10 postponement would do little to improve readiness – but could have significant adverse effects.
Despite increases in revenue and patient admissions, Tenet Healthcare posted a $76 million loss in the company's 2011 fourth quarter, due largely to an early extinguishment of company debt. In the same period last year, the hospital operator reported income of $74 million or 14 cents per share.
CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield will give more than $8.5 million over three years to help 12 safety net health center programs in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. implement medical home and care coordination programs for the region's most vulnerable population, the chronically ill.
Healthcare cost variations create $36 billion in annual waste, which could be better controlled with increased pricing transparency, according to a new white paper from Thomson Reuters.
Tuesday is presidentail primary day in Arizona, and while the candidates may all be elsewhere, The Grand Canyon State has its share of healthcare logjams.
The National Union of Healthcare Workers (NUHW) and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) have formed a partnership that may lead toward a formal affiliation the NUHW announced last week.