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A California doctor has sued Anthem Blue Cross, alleging it violated the "Any Willing Provider" law when it denied his application to become a part of Anthem's provider network.
The Government Accountability Office has released a report on group purchasing organizations which details the steps taken by GPOs to ensure transparency, fair contracting and discount product pricing for hospitals.
Network Health, whose plans serve low and moderate income families, will offer chronic condition health coaching through a new agreement with Health Integrated.
California's critical-access, rural hospitals got a big boost when UnitedHealth Group announced it would provide $10 million in loans to help them adopt electronic health records and improve their health IT systems, and $1 million in grants to jumpstart the process.
After months of battling with hospital management, the registered nurses of Quincy Medical Center have ratified a new union contract that includes a 3 percent wage cut in hopes of getting what they consider to be safer staffing conditions.
Conifer Health Solutions, a provider of business process solutions for healthcare providers, has acquired MediHealth Outsourcing, a revenue cycle consulting and outsourcing company.
Charitable giving for U.S. healthcare plunged 11 percent in 2009, compared with a 5 percent boost in Canada, according to the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $68 million in grants to help seniors, the disabled and caregivers better understand and navigate their health and long-term care options.
Two of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the metropolitan Denver area have signed an affiliation agreement to improve pediatric patient care, education, research and advocacy.
Hundreds of healthcare human resources executives braved the stifling heat and swarms of Pittsburgh Steelers football fans descending upon Tampa Bay this weekend to attend the 46th annual conference and exposition for the American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration.