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FOREIGN NURSES have been denied American visas for more than a year even as the healthcare industry struggles to deal with a shortage, according to healthcare recruiters and hospital executives....
The annual Medicare Trustees report, released Tuesday, indicates Medicare spending is growing faster than the economy, potentially leaving the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund under-financed within the ne...
Roughly one-third of the respondents to a recent AFL-CIO story say they've skipped medical care due to the cost. The labor organization released the results of the online survey th...
A new survey indicates employers are watching their employees' healthcare spending in an effort to hold down rising healthcare costs. Survey results released Monday by Mercer...
Two multi-specialty medical groups will automate their payer contract management processes and monitor payer compliance to recover and boost overall revenue. Harvard Va...
Medicare beneficiaries who are poor, old, chronically ill or have low incomes are disproportionately affected by out-of-pocket costs under the federal program, according to a study by The Commonwealth...
States are likely to crack down harder in the near future on Medicaid billing errors, including accidental up-coding, according to Robert Holster, CEO of New York City-based Health Management Systems,...
Thomson Healthcare of Stamford, Conn. has entered into a strategic partnership with Atlanta-based Emory University to form the Institute for Health Productivity Studies, which will conduct stud...
Cigna's online Prescription Drug Price Quote tool will help the health insurer's members save more money by offering prescription discount coupons on generic drugs as well as real-time price compariso...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has responded to a challenge to provide savings information on a competitive bidding process it's implementing for durable medical equipment....