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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has asked the CEOs of top health insurance companies to justify proposed health insurance premium hikes.
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by approximately 12,000 jobs in February, while the national unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
President Barack Obama is calling on Congress to schedule a vote on healthcare reform.
Virginia became the first state to enact legislation to prevent its citizens from being mandated to purchase health insurance or participate in any healthcare system.
BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, intends to automate and standardize its charge description master and pricing.
The Internal Revenue Service has determined that medical residents are excepted from FICA taxes based on the "student exception" for tax periods ending before April 1, 2005, when new IRS regulations went into effect.
The changes in practice operations necessary to meet the 25 “meaningful use” criteria proposed as part of the federal electronic health record incentive program would lead to decreased provider productivity, according to new research.
Some Texas physicians report that tort reform has not decreased their defensive medicine practices, according to an online poll conducted by Jackson Healthcare.
The Senate voted Tuesday night to postpone the 21 percent Medicare physician payment cuts until April 1, 2010.
Lakeland Regional Medical Center, an 851-bed facility based in Lakeland, Fla., is adding time and attendance technology in an attempt to increase operational efficiencies.