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Officials at Alamance Regional Medical Center report they were  able to save $2 million on supplies last year by using a spending analytics tool that allowed physicians to identify savings opport...

The federal government should "make broad changes" to ensure Medicare's future, the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission recommended last week. In its annual report to Congress, M...

Congressional budget committee leaders are under pressure to reject budget cuts in Medicare and Medicaid expenditures proposed by the Bush administration in its fiscal year 2009 budget plan and overtu...

The Cathedral Healthcare System has agreed to pay $5.3 million, plus interest, to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program, the Justice Department has announced....

Healthcare issues remain at the forefront as presidential hopefuls face primaries today in Ohio, Texas, Rhode Island and Vermont. At stake are 176 delegates in Texas and Ohio, vital to both Demo...

A large financial services company that's playing a role in electronic healthcare transactions is taking on a new name and hoping to become a one-stop destination for individuals navigating the nation...

Five leading physician organizations have launched an e-prescribing push called "Get Connected" that aims at reducing billions of dollars in phone bills. T...

The American Medical Association continues to come out swinging against the latest step in the consolidation in the health insurance market. The Chicago-based profes...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last week that it will recover $371.5 million in Medicare payments made improperly last year to healthcare providers and suppliers in California,...

Aetna and Cigna have agreed to reimburse dentist and physician members of the International Association of Dental and Medical Disciplines who provide online visits to their patients....