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By Richard Pizzi | 10:30 am | August 19, 2009
Ohio physicians say the current economic conditions are taking their toll on access to healthcare and the practice of medicine in the state, according to a survey by the Ohio State Medical Association.
By Diana Manos | 04:31 pm | August 18, 2009
Federal pay-for-performance demonstrations continue to back what the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is calling a strong case for changing the way hospitals and doctors are paid under Medicare.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:56 pm | August 18, 2009
The El Camino Hospital District board of directors has approved its Fiscal Year 2010 Community Benefit Plan, identifying $4.9 million in grants to be funded from district tax receipts.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:23 pm | August 18, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index found that Americans' confidence in their health insurance coverage and access to healthcare dropped in July.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:27 am | August 18, 2009
St. Joseph's Healthcare System has launched a five-year, $250 million expansion and renovation investment project at two of its campuses.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:25 am | August 18, 2009
In a new paper published in the journal Health Affairs, health policy researchers are proposing a new method of allocating Medicaid disproportionate-share hospital payments.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:03 am | August 18, 2009
Many Americans may support the idea of health reform, but only a minority are willing to pay higher taxes to accomplish it, according to a study published in the journal Health Affairs.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:11 am | August 18, 2009
The Nebraska Health Information Initiative (NeHII) is gearing up for the next level of work with its sights set on statewide implementation, after celebrating the success of its pilot at its annual meeting in July.
By Diana Manos | 12:03 pm | August 17, 2009
As Congress wrestles with how to improve care and lower costs, fourth-year results from the nation's largest hospital pay-for-performance program has federal leaders hopeful that P4P may be an answer.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:47 am | August 17, 2009
A report commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans claims some physicians who don't participate in health insurance networks are charging fees that are several times higher than Medicare reimbursement for the same service in the same geographic area.