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By Richard Pizzi | 09:24 am | May 06, 2010
The North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System has launched an online service to help patients determine the cost of medical services in advance and learn how to get help with paying hospital bills.
By Chelsey Ledue | 06:11 pm | May 05, 2010
A study published in the May 2010 online issue of Health Affairs finds that large multi-specialty medical groups provide higher quality care at a lower cost compared with physicians in small group practices.
By Molly Merrill | 05:02 pm | May 05, 2010
Pay-for-performance programs could increase medical disparities experienced by racial and ethnic minorities and people of low socioeconomic status, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:31 pm | May 05, 2010
An online provider of health insurance information is boosting its Medicare portfolio with a new acquisition. 
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:50 am | May 05, 2010
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has written to governors and state insurance commissioners urging them to re-examine any WellPoint health insurance rate increases in their states.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:43 am | May 05, 2010
Each year, 50 percent to 85 percent of community health center patients – or between 10 million and 17 million people – experience unmet legal needs, many of which negatively impact their health, according to a new study.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:31 am | May 05, 2010
The Tenet Healthcare Corporation this week reported an increase in first quarter earnings of 7.2 percent over the first quarter of 2009.
By Eric Wicklund | 07:56 am | May 05, 2010
eHealth, Inc., the parent company of eHealthInsurance.com and eHealthMedicare.com, has acquired privately held PlanPrescriber, Inc., for approximately $28.7 million in cash.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:31 am | May 04, 2010
Only about a third of Americans say they have actively prepared for being sidelined from work due to an injury or illness, even though nearly nine out of 10 say they know there are steps they can take to protect themselves.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:13 am | May 04, 2010
Many physicians between the ages of 25 and 34 are being taught to practice defensive medicine, according to a national survey by Jackson Healthcare.