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Health plans are taking the heat this week with Sen. Charles Grassley's (R-Iowa) demand for an explanation for Wellmark's rate hike in Iowa and the American Medical Association's new report showing health plans face too little competition nationwide.
AMICAS, the Boston-based provider of radiology and image and information management solutions, is now being wooed by Merge Healthcare, Inc., which is offering approximately $248 million for the company.
One in four dollars spent on healthcare in America pays for unnecessary tests and treatments that physicians order to keep from being sued, according to a new Gallup poll.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $100 million in federal grants to 18 states to improve healthcare quality and delivery systems for children enrolled in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
Hospital-acquired infections killed 48,000 people and added $8.1 million to healthcare costs in 2006, according to a study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
As Congressional leaders prepare for Thursday's White House summit on healthcare reform, President Barack Obama has released his own version of a healthcare reform plan.
GE, athenahealth, and Sermo are among the top 10 innovative healthcare companies named by Fast Company. Kaiser Permanente is the sole healthcare provider on the list.
Nearly 3.3 million more people were enrolled in state Medicaid programs in June 2009 compared to the previous June, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation’s Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured.
Hospital inpatient and outpatient services encountered inflation rates around 8 percent in the past 12 months, which is 2 percent higher compared to the previous year, according to a new report.
The McKesson Corporation of Atlanta has announced an ED Benchmarks Collaborative with the Emergency Nurses Association.