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The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services is collaborating with Ingenix to help fight Medicaid fraud.

An economist at the Economic Policy Institute criticized the Senate testimony on healthcare reform by CBO Director Douglas Elmendorf, saying one has to "spend money to save money" to reduce the growth rate of healthcare costs.

Obesity may cost the United States as much as $147 billion annually, based on a new study from RTI and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A new survey has fund that senior citizens are making drastic cuts to their medical and food budgets due to the recession.

Former McKesson executive Duncan James has been named the QuadraMed Corporation's new chief executive officer.

Independence Blue Cross is providing digital alerts to physicians and specialists through a new messaging tool called Clinical Alerts.

A patient-centered medical home pilot project that could become a model for South Carolina has completed its first quarter with 1,110 patients enrolled.

An expected $2 billion growth in the prostate cancer drug market though 2018 will be driven principally by the launch of emerging therapies in the metastatic hormone-refractory population, most notably Dendreon's Provenge, according to Decision Resources.

A new study of community benefit spending by Maryland's nonprofit hospitals, published in Health Affairs, suggests caution is needed before requiring that nonprofit healthcare providers spend a certain amount on activities to benefit their communities in order to retain their tax exemptions.

VHA, Inc., a national network of not-for-profit healthcare organizations that work together to drive savings in the supply chain arena, has signed an agreement with Altanta-based RelayHealth for financial clearance services.