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More U.S. pharmacists are working past retirement age to lessen the impact of the bad economy on their families, according to a new workforce report, although job opportunities are still expanding.

Fewer medical malpractice payments were made on behalf of doctors in 2009 than any year on record, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has terminated its contract with the Fox Insurance Company.

American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's subsidiary, Blue Care Networks of Michigan, abandoned plans to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the U.S. Department of Justice said it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition.

Odyssey HealthCare, a large national hospice care provider, has signed a multi-year agreement to implement Web-based revenue cycle management technology at its facilities in 30 states.

Adventist HealthCare, a non-profit network of healthcare providers in Rockville, Md., has locked in more than $1.25 million in electricity savings by purchasing power through an online auction process.

A New York-based health maintenance organization has announced the second phase of its patient-centered medical home pilot, which was launched in May 2008.

A network of community health centers serving more than 75,000 underserved and migrant workers in Iowa and Nebraska will be implementing a new practice management system from GE Healthcare.

The American Hospital Association has urged the Internal Revenue Service to improve its new Schedule H to better reflect the benefits non-profit hospitals provide to their communities.