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Without significant reform to the healthcare system, the number of uninsured Americans could grow by 10 million in five years, according to the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

A $25 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture will help fund the construction of a new 50-bed acute care hospital in Harnett County, North Carolina.

Episode payments - case rates for major acute interventions and chronic conditions - are the best approach for payment reform, according to a University of California economist.

Standard & Poor's Ratings Services has revised the outlook on its underlying rating on revenue bonds issued for Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn., from negative to stable.

A Detroit federal jury has convicted Farmington Hills, Mich. physician Jose Castro-Ramirez on 13 counts in connection with his role in an $18.3 million Medicare fraud scheme.

The National Puerto Rican Coalition has asked Congress to adopt revisions to pending healthcare reform legislation to better address the needs of U.S. citizens in Puerto Rico.

Innovative programs, such as tying the payment system to the delivery system, could help bend the healthcare cost curve, according to Karen Davis, president of the Commonwealth Fund.

The Senate voted on Wednesday to delay a 21 percent Medicare physician pay cut until Oct. 1.

Summa Health System, an Akron, Ohio-based integrated delivery system, has announced a $65 million plan to grow its emergency services network by building two new full-service emergency departments and expanding three existing emergency departments.

Having health insurance is not synonymous with having access to healthcare, according to a survey released by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation.