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The LHC Group, a national provider of home health and hospice services, has acquired hospices in Alabama and Louisiana and entered into a home health joint venture in Kentucky.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) is urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the pharmaceutical industry to address the growing shortage of prescription medications, especially those meant for treating cancer.
CVS Caremark has announced plans to purchase Universal American's Medicare Part D business for approximately $1.2 billion.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has launched the first phase of its Physician Compare website, which provides online tools aimed at helping Medicare beneficiaries and other consumers choose doctors in their communities.
McKesson, based in Atlanta, has announced that three of its physician electronic health record and practice management solutions have been certified as 2011/2012 compliant by the Certification Commission for Health Information Technology.
The Senate and House have passed a bill that provides $4.2 billion to treat workers' injuries and illnesses resulting from exposure to toxic dust and debris at Ground Zero following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
The Office of the Inspector General has discovered that some nursing homes are charging Medicare more then they should for resource utilization groups, and they want to put a stop to it.
In a move that dramatically changes how it pays end-stage renal disease facilities, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Wednesday issued a final rule that will allow payment adjustments based on how well facilities meet dialysis performance standards.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts has announced that it will refocus its community involvement and charity efforts in four areas: Healthy child development, education enrichment, healthy environments and family nutrition and sustainable healthcare.
Hospital designers are turning to nurses to help design better care space, according to a new report by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.