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By Chris Anderson | 11:58 am | October 14, 2010
In what U.S. government officials are calling the largest Medicare fraud scheme to come to light, 73 people were indicted Wednesday and charged with a variety of healthcare fraud-related crimes that involve more than $163 million in fraudulent billing.
By Diana Manos | 11:53 am | October 14, 2010
A House investigation has found that some leading health insurance companies deny maternity coverage as a pre-existing condition in the individual health insurance market.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:37 am | October 14, 2010
CSC has been awarded a Department of Defense contract to support the Pharmacy Data Transaction Service, part of the U.S. military health system's TRICARE.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:50 am | October 14, 2010
Physicians looking to go it alone in this economy need all the help they can get. Wells Fargo is looking to provide that assistance.
By Chris Anderson | 11:59 am | October 13, 2010
The AARP's "Decide, Create, Share" campaign aims to help women understand how they will pay for care, as well as offering steps on how to plan for future long-term care needs.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:52 am | October 13, 2010
The owner of two Houston healthcare companies has pled guilty in connection with schemes to defraud Medicare of $6.3 million, according to the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services.
By Diana Manos | 11:29 am | October 13, 2010
A new survey shows that 84 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are satisfied with their coverage and more than 80 percent say their Part D premiums and co-payments are affordable.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:50 am | October 13, 2010
An upstart California healthcare union is in danger of folding following a decisive defeat to a bitter rival in a recent vote of Kaiser Permanente employees.
By Diana Manos | 12:02 pm | October 12, 2010
Financial uncertainties associated with healthcare reform are a major concern for large hospitals and the focus of a new white paper sponsored by Siemens Financial Services.
By Chris Anderson | 11:47 am | October 12, 2010
Virginia Health Information's "Compare HMOs" report contains five years of data to help consumers see which plans do a better job of delivering care, along with overall member satisfaction.