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According to a new report, Arizona isn't embracing pay-for-performance programs as initially envisioned because the state's major insurer has failed to offer them. Analysts believe that will make it h...

CGI Federal, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Fairfax, Va.-based CGI Group, Inc., has been awarded a $27 million, two-year contract from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services'...

Initiatives proposed at the state level for healthcare reform are likely to be key tests for new approaches that eventually could be implemented at the federal level....

Selling tactics aimed at getting senior citizens to buy Medicare private plans came under attack yesterday in a congressional hearing investigating how sales personnel were handling their responsibili...

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released plans for improving care in nursing homes and other facilities for its beneficiaries. The plans come by way of CMS'...

Technology and medical advances are helping improve the effectiveness of care, but they have also added significantly to the price tag. That inexorable rise in cost could be stemme...

Medical costs for employers around the world are expected to increase over the next five years, according to a poll conducted by a global consulting firm. The Watson Wyatt World...

A new trend in using software-as-a-service, or SaaS, can not only help healthcare facilities save money on their software applications, but it can help free up information technology specialists to fo...

According to the American Medical Association, medical liability reforms that put limits on non-economic damages help lower malpractice insurance premiums and increase the number of doctors....

A proposed budget increase for the Food and Drug Administration isn't big enough, critics say. The budget proposed by President Bush for fiscal year 2009 would increase the FDA's budget by $13...