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By Chelsey Ledue | 04:56 pm | April 16, 2010
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services have announced $10 million in grants to 41 health programs operated by the Indian Health Service, tribes and tribal organizations and urban Indian organizations.
By Eric Wicklund | 03:44 pm | April 16, 2010
SUNRx, based in Bensalem, Pa., has announced the release of a new 340B ‘least cost’ solution that scans multiple drug pricing programs to ensure the lowest cost on prescription drugs for community health organizations and patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 02:52 pm | April 16, 2010
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is expanding its current Medicare provider enrollment system to make it easier for physicians to register to receive meaningful use incentives.
By Diana Manos | 11:50 am | April 16, 2010
Congress has postponed a 21 percent pay cut in Medicare physician reimbursement until June 1.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:36 am | April 16, 2010
Texas Health Resources, a 13-hospital health system in north Texas, and the LHP Hospital Group have formed a joint venture to acquire Wilson N. Jones Medical Center in Sherman, Texas.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:31 am | April 16, 2010
A $14 million cooperative venture between the U.S. Air Force Academy and the Department of Veterans Affairs will bring much-needed ambulatory surgical care to veterans in southern Colorado.
By Jack Beaudoin | 04:59 am | April 16, 2010
A new study from Accenture says citizens in 16 countries agree that the government's role in healthcare starts with helping the elderly and disabled access existing services.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:54 am | April 15, 2010
As much as 10 percent of America's annual $2 trillion healthcare bill is tied to fraud, waste or abuse. A new partnership by two leading healthcare IT vendors aims to tackle that problem.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:49 am | April 15, 2010
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services will award Madison, Wis.-based CommunityConnect HealthPlan the Medicaid Managed Care contract to provide benefits to enrollees in the BadgerCare Plus program in Milwaukee, Racine, Kenosha, Waukesha, Washington and Ozaukee counties.
By Diana Manos | 11:40 am | April 15, 2010
Six out of 10 corporate renewal professionals think the healthcare reform law will have a negative impact on economic recovery, according to a new poll. While reducing the deficit, they said, it could toss physicians and other healthcare providers out of work.