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One in five Americans chose not to seek medical care for a recent illness or injury, with four out of 10 citing cost as the primary factor, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.

Behavioral health has been treated as a separate entity in the healthcare world for as long as anyone can remember, but that may not be the case when accountable care organizations begin take hold in 2012.

L.A. Care Health Plan, the nation's largest public health plan, has approved $529,000 to support five Los Angeles County community clinics' Health Information Technology (HIT) projects.

Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc., the third largest full service laboratory in the United States, has reported its best-ever quarter of revenues in corporate history - an increase of 25 percent over the third quarter of fiscal year 2009.

The TriZetto Group is looking to take advantage of continued BPO services growth fueled by health reform.

Cornerstone Healthcare Plus REIT, an Irvine, Calif.-based real estate investment fund, has closed a $14.75 million deal for a 42-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility in Dallas.

Seven North Carolina hospitals who formed the Southern Atlantic Health Care Alliance purchasing coalition in 2007 have reportedly saved $2.8 million in supply costs over the past two years.

Passport Health Communications, a Franklin, Tenn.-based developer of business management and revenue cycle solutions for healthcare providers, on Wednesday unveiled Payment Navigator, a new solution designed to help match uninsured patients with the best available method of payment before they receive medical care.

The Department of Health and Human Services has made available an online tool from its Healthcare.gov Web site that streamlines the public's search for insurance coverage options.

Emory Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Georgia, is boosting eligibility services at its metro Atlanta facilities to help its growing self-pay patient population obtain healthcare coverage.