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When it comes to reaching the public with important health messages, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  has found it's best to go to the people - not to wait for them to come to you....

The first judicial challenge to a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services directive regarding the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) has been filed. On...

Select Rite Aid stores in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas will have walk-in clinics this summer, thanks to a collaboration between the drugstore chain, MedStar Health and Consume...

One of the United States' largest pharmacy benefit managers is looking to expand its services overseas with an acquisition in Germany. Medco Health Solutions, Inc., a Fran...

Nuance Communications, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire Boston-based eScription, a medical transcription technology company. The deal, which is expected to close in Nuance's fiscal third quarte...

The value of hospitals to the communities they serve extends far beyond healthcare and plays an important role in supporting the economy, a new report says. The TrendWatch...

CIGNA, based in Philadelphia, has announced the acquisition of Great-West Healthcare, the Denver-based healthcare division of the Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Company, for $1.5 bi...

The Joint Commission launched a national campaign Friday to promote a patient's ability to understand information about healthcare. Navigating the healthcare system can be d...

A new Web-based pricing software tool aims to help healthcare providers to proactively address price defensibility and transparency by comparing across market benchmarks. Atlanta-...

The Tenet Healthcare Corp. has signed a multi-year agreement with Viant Holdings, Inc., a Naperville, Ill.-based company that operates managed care networks. The agreem...