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America's Health Insurance Plans has contracted with MedAssurant, Inc., a Bowie, Md.-based data solutions provider, to provide data analytics services.

MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, has announced that St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its use of the company's RCM products and services.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has awarded $33 million to expand the training of healthcare professionals.

The California HealthCare Foundation is floating a proposal that insurers do away with fee-for-service payment, which rewards providers for the quantity and complexity of their services, and replace it with a system of financial rewards that encourages the best health outcomes while using resources more efficiently.

A new study shows elderly Americans are fearful the current healthcare system won't provide adequate access to care, underscoring a need for reform.

The U.S. Census Bureau announced this week that the number of people without health insurance coverage rose from 45.7 million in 2007 to 46.3 million in 2008, although the percentage remained unchanged at 15.4 percent.

St. Vincent Health of Indianapolis has expanded its revenue cycle management solution in a bid to make care more affordable and increase net revenue.

The Joint Commission is launching the Center for Transforming Healthcare, designed to use new methods to find the causes of dangerous breakdowns in patient care.

President Barack Obama addressed a joint session of Congress and the American people Wednesday night on health reform.

If the growth rate in U.S. healthcare spending continues at current levels, a much greater share of personal income and economic resources will be devoted to healthcare, according to Health Affairs.