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WASHINGTON – A large medical device and equipment trade organization, as well as two large manufacturers of supplies, have voiced qualified support for a law that would disclose companies’...
TALLAHASSEE, FL – According to the 2006 Census, Florida ranks 46th in the country in health insurance coverage, with 21.2 percent (3.8 million residents) uninsured. To ta...
WASHINGTON – As part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress appropriated $50 million each year in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 and $75 million for 2009 and each subsequent year for the Cen...
A CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLYMAN introduced legislation last month requiring insurers to seek approval from a state agency before canceling a policy. Just days later, Los Angeles’ city attorney fi...
ELYRIA, OH – EMH Regional Healthcare System and Columbus Regional Hospital will tackle bad debt issues using TransUnion’s Healthcare Revenue Cycle Platform, which is designed to streamline...
WASHINGTON – Premier, Inc. recently announced results of a study on Medicare hospital pay-for- performance revealing improved quality of care, lower costs and declining patient mortality rates....
THERE ARE GOOD WAYS to restrain healthcare spending. And then there are ways that are you don’t even dare mention, not in polite company. This column could be construed as coming...
PLANO, TX – Not-for-profit hospitals that used to fear the mention of investor-owned chains knocking on their doors might have a different reaction to Legacy Hospital Partners Inc....
NEWARK, NJ – Partners in Care and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s one-year pilot on the patient centered medical home (PC-MH) has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and...
NEW YORK – An appeals court ruling in New York may throw into question whether physicians with admitting privileges could be considered employees of the hospitals at which they have privileges....