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By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | April 24, 2008
The House of Representatives on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to pass a bill intended to delay a series of cuts to the Medicaid program.The Protecting the Medicaid Safety Net Act of 2008 wou...
By Diana Manos | 12:00 am | April 24, 2008
Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Michael Leavitt said HHS has no intention of slacking off in its efforts to drive transparency into the U.S. healthcare system during the winding down...
By Bernie Monegain | 12:00 am | April 23, 2008
HealthEdge, a software company that develops and markets technology for healthcare payers, has received $13 million in venture capital. Company officials say they will use the money to improve their p...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | April 23, 2008
A company that owns medical properties throughout the country says it's expanding to seek venture capital and partnership opportunities with physician groups.Executives of the Montecito Medic...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | April 23, 2008
The American Medical Association will enforce the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association settlement of a national class action lawsuit as a signatory medical society to the agreement.The sett...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | April 22, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Monday released a proposed rule for the prospective payment system governing inpatient rehabilitation facilities, seeking to address criticism of th...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | April 22, 2008
Nine out of 10 healthcare opinion leaders think fundamental change is required to achieve gains in quality and efficiency of care in the United States, according to the most recent Commonwealth Fund/M...
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:00 am | April 21, 2008
A farm bill currently being mulled in Congress has prompted healthcare-related disturbances on both sides of the aisle. Provisions in the legislation have the American Medical Association and...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | April 21, 2008
The Microsoft Corporation is providing a boost to genomic research with six research grants.Microsoft Research, an outgrowth of Redmond, Wash.-based Microsoft, announced the six grants throug...
By Fred Bazzoli | 12:00 am | April 21, 2008
Another insurer has said it will no longer pay for hospital treatment required after egregious mistakes made by hospital staff.Cigna HealthCare announced it is taking steps to stop reimbursin...