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Boston Scientific has once again paid out big dollars on behalf of its wholly owned subsidiary, Guidant LLC. This time, the total bill is $9.25 million to the United States government.
With physicians wanting work-life balance, job security, good salary and a thriving area in which to live, it is difficult to draw primary care providers to rural areas.
CAQH and Emdeon announced that they have reached an agreement for Emdeon to transfer ownership and management of the U.S. Healthcare Efficiency Index (USHEI) to CAQH.
A replacement nurse at the Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Oakland, Calif., administered a fatal dose of medication on Saturday to a cancer patient during a nurses' strike.
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would equip the nation's 48-million-and-counting Medicare enrollees with smartcards, thus improving access to healthcare and saving an estimated $30 billion a year in fraud and waste.
The awards were announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) as part of its initiative to extend health information technology in healthcare settings that serve people with mental and substance use disorders.
Complaints about nursing homes are rampant and general opinion about them is poor. It's well known that employees aren't happy at these facilities and turnover is high. Right? Maybe not so much, according to results of a customer and employee satisfaction survey from My InnerView, a division of the National Research Corporation.
Health Care Service Corp. (HCSC), WellPoint Inc. and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan announced last week a joint effort to offer a nationwide private insurance exchange and defined contribution solution for employers via an investment in Bloom Health.
Republicans blasted off a letter to Department of Health and Human Services secretary Kathleen Sebelius yesterday amid rumors that HHS had shut down the Community Living Assistance Services and Supports (CLASS) program.
Humana Inc. announced today an agreement to acquire Southern California's MD Care, a Medicare Advantage HMO with approximately 15,000 members.