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By Chris Anderson | 11:57 am | December 14, 2010
More than 18.3 million adults aged 50 to 64 are expected to see significant improvement in their health insurance protections as provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act are implemented in 2014, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Fund.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:57 am | December 14, 2010
Officials broke ground Monday on the new $534 million Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center at Fort Hood, Texas.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:53 am | December 14, 2010
Overall U.S. healthcare prices increased slightly from October to November, rising 0.2 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Diana Manos | 04:43 pm | December 13, 2010
A Virginia federal district judge ruled Monday that a provision of the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, marking a victory for those who oppose the law.
By Diana Manos | 11:45 am | December 13, 2010
Physicians' groups are calling on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to pay "long-overdue" 2010 Medicare reimbursements.
By Chris Anderson | 11:43 am | December 13, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said last week that the 10 physician group practices participating in year four of the Medicare pay-for-performance demonstration project recorded estimated savings of $38.7 million in Medicare expenditures.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:23 am | December 13, 2010
The University of Michigan Health System reports that a four-year Medicare physician group demonstration project, similar to an accountable care organization, has saved more than $15 million in the cost of care.
By Molly Merrill | 11:17 am | December 13, 2010
A new survey indicates it will cost physician practices roughly $120,000 per doctor to implement electronic health records - and that the speed in which a practice fully implements its EHR and shifts to the new workflow is critical to reducing the overall cost of adoption.
By Diana Manos | 11:14 am | December 13, 2010
The University of Michigan Health System reports that a four-year Medicare physician group demonstration project, similar to an accountable care organization, has saved more than $15 million in the cost of care.
By Chelsey Ledue | 10:33 am | December 13, 2010
An analysis of 2004 national healthcare spending by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reveals some gender delineations.