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By Diana Manos | 11:31 am | August 20, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced that average 2011 Medicare prescription drug plan premiums will remain similar to rates paid by beneficiaries this year.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:38 am | August 20, 2010
The Bon Secours Charity Health System, a three-hospital health system based in Suffern, N.Y., intends to partner its New York hospitals with area employers to help identify specific employee health risks.
By Chelsey Ledue | 05:56 pm | August 19, 2010
Patients continue to use emergency rooms for conditions that could be treated in an urgent care setting, according to the Centers for Disease Control's National Health Statistics Reports.
By Eric Wicklund | 04:56 pm | August 19, 2010
Benefitfocus has added new tools to its healthcare benefits platform through the recent acquisition of Benefit Informatics, Inc., an Oklahoma-based provider of data analytics.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:12 pm | August 19, 2010
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners' executive committee/plenary overwhelmingly approved final implementation of the medical loss ratio blanks proposal to implement a provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:51 am | August 19, 2010
Compensation for practice management professionals has remained static since last year, according to the Medical Group Management Association.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:50 am | August 19, 2010
The Washington State Department of Health has approved a first-of-its-kind partnership between Seattle-based Swedish Medical Center and Stevens Hospital in Edmonds, Wash.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:38 am | August 19, 2010
Farmington Hills, Mich., physician Jose Castro-Ramirez has been sentenced to 14 years in prison for his role in a Medicare fraud scheme.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:29 am | August 19, 2010
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued guidelines to state Medicaid directors regarding federal funding for the administration costs associated with Medicaid healthcare information technology initiatives.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:09 am | August 19, 2010
A partnership of two California-based companies with national client bases aims to give hospital patients easier access to money to pay their bills.