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By Richard Pizzi | 11:38 am | September 08, 2009
Alabama Medicaid enrollment has jumped by nearly 50,000 people in the past two years, with the largest increase coming in children, teens and pregnant women.
By Diana Manos | 11:36 am | September 08, 2009
As the debate on health reform resumes Tuesday on Capitol Hill, the Premier healthcare alliance has added its endorsement to aspects of President Barack Obama's plan.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:18 am | September 08, 2009
Navicure, a medical claims clearinghouse for physician practices, has announced that three South Carolina-based physician practices will implement the company's accounts receivable management solutions.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:07 am | September 08, 2009
One Beacon Professional Partners, a member of the OneBeacon Insurance Group, is collaborating with Medversant Technologies to provide clients with an electronic credentialing verification and management system.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:15 pm | September 04, 2009
Medicare has announced that it will pay healthcare providers the same rate to administer the H1N1 flu vaccine as the seasonal flu vaccine, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:47 am | September 04, 2009
Thirteen states have been awarded $70.9 million by the Department of Health and Human Services to support the expansion of healthcare coverage for uninsured residents.
By Diana Manos | 11:43 am | September 04, 2009
A new federal report urges all health workers to wear fitted respirators when treating H1N1 patients this flu season.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:04 am | September 04, 2009
Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector increased by 28,000 jobs in August, while the national unemployment rate grew to 9.7 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:39 pm | September 03, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius traveled to Maine Thursday to formally release a new report on the importance of health insurance reform for older women.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:56 am | September 03, 2009
Up to six one-year grants, worth $500,000 each, will be made to organizations successfully proposing programs that directly benefit older adults.