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More than 76 percent of hospitals participating in the National Hospital Preparedness Program met 90 percent or more of all program measures for all-hazards preparedness in 2009, according to a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services' Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response.
In the future world of healthcare molded by the legislation of healthcare reform, doctors, hospitals and insurers are going to have to make changes to their business models if they want to be successful, according to an analysis by the Psilos Group.
California's Department of Managed Health Care has deemed a May 1 increase for 120,000 members of Anthem Blue Cross "unreasonable," but doesn't have the power to block it.
EMD Serono, an affiliate of German drug maker Merck, has agreed to pay $44.3 million to settle a lawsuit alleging false claims submissions to Medicare and Medicaid for the multiple sclerosis drug Rebif.
Nine in 10 American workers either have no idea what their healthcare costs are likely to be in retirement or underestimate those costs, says a new consumer survey from Sun Life Financial.
As hospitals and doctors align their interests in order to take advantage of financial incentives offered under healthcare reform, the two groups, traditionally competitors, must learn to be collaborators says a new report by PricewaterhouseCoopers, a global professional services company headquartered in London.
"Historically, telehealth hasn't received the attention that it's deserved from the federal government," says Neal Neuberger, executive director of the Institute for e-Health Policy and president of Health Tech Strategies.
A new study by the National Center for Policy Analysis shows that states and the federal government could save $33 billion in prescription medication costs by switching to models used by Medicare and other private payers.
Poor childhood health caused by environmental factors, such as air pollution and exposure to toxic chemicals, cost the United States $76.6 billion in 2008, according to authors of a study in the May issue of Health Affairs.
Managed Health Care Associates, a healthcare service company focused on alternate site providers, has acquired Tidewater Group Purchasing from Omnicare, a Kentucky-based provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly.