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Private Texas hospitals, including at least 21 facilities owned by the publicly traded Hospital Corporation of America, could see a dive in supplemental Medicaid payments if the federal government approves a state proposal to revamp its healthcare program for the poor.
Two mainstays of the Memphis community – the Methodist Le Bonheur hospital system and nearly 400 local churches – have teamed up for a program that helps keep church members healthy while reducing healthcare costs.
Clearly there is mounting pressure on healthcare executives to do more with less: to get the highest value out of every system initiative, program or function — without sacrificing service, quality or safety.
Development professionals naturally speak highly of their respective organizations. We speak with emotion and urgency. We share the desired healthy state of our community, of wellness, caring, research discoveries, innovation, compassion, state of the art facilities and advanced technology. We envision outcomes never before thought possible.
As we race toward the 2012 presidential primary season, there is much talk about the sins of “Obamacare.”
Nearly one-in-three Americans have economized on healthcare consultations and more than one-quarter have found ways to reduce spending on medications due to the ongoing economic doldrums, according to a recent survey by Euro RSCG Worldwide.
Use of generic prescription drugs in the United States has saved consumers and the healthcare system $931 billion over the last 10 years, according to a new report from the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).
The holiday bonus is a tradition both disdained and welcomed, by employers and employees alike, but in recent years, it has become more and more a memory.
It is believed that in its deliberations on how to reduce the federal deficit, the Joint Selection Committee on Deficit Reduction is considering permanently fixing the Medicare sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula. Many within the medical community have vigorously urged the super committee and Congress to repeal the SGR, and the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) voted to recommend a repeal to Congress.
Results of the National Committee for Quality Assurance's (NCQA) annual State of Health Care report indicated that while quality measures overall remained static from 2009 to 2010, some significant gains were made by preferred provider organizations (PPOs).