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A new survey by the National Business Group on Health shows that most large employers plan to ask employees to share a greater portion of the costs for health benefits in 2012. Employers are also increasingly turning to consumer driven health plans in an effort to control costs.
A lot of rebuilding has been happening in Joplin, Mo., following the May 22 tornado that devastated the community. Soon to be added to the lengthy list of projects is a new hospital to replace the destroyed St. John's Regional Medical Center.
Mike Fogarty, CEO of the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OKHCA) says, with a new electronic application system in place, Oklahoma is ready for the onslaught of Medicaid enrollment that is expected in 2014.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Thursday $40 million in grants for efforts to identify and enroll children eligible for Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased in July 2011, rising 0.4 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Western Missouri and Kansas filed a lawsuit yesterday challenging a new Kansas state law prohibiting insurance companies from providing abortion coverage in their health plans.
Nine of Western Pennsylvania's leading healthcare providers announced Thursday that they plan to form the region's first health information exchange (HIE).
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has taken its national 5010 testing days to the next level: a whole week – Aug. 22 to 26 – dedicated to testing in advance of the Jan. 1, 2012 compliance date.
The world market for preventative vaccines totaled $25.3 billion in 2010, up from $22.1 billion in 2009, according to a report published by Kalorama Information.
Appalachian Regional Healthcare Inc. announced it is appealing a circuit court judge's dismissal of its lawsuit against the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources' Bureau for Medical Services over inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates.