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By Bernie Monegain | 12:13 pm | May 07, 2009
GE's new "healthymagination" project aims to cut healthcare costs, and among all the numbers - including the company's $6 billion investment pledge - the number 15 seems to hold the key.
By Diana Manos | 11:16 am | May 07, 2009
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a senior member of the two Senate committees responsible for drafting health reform, said he has concerns with Democrats' plans to give the government more power in healthcare.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:01 am | May 07, 2009
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services has signed a five-year, $84 million contract with a private vendor to manage the state's Medicaid program.
By Chelsey Ledue | 10:47 am | May 07, 2009
The Commonwealth Fund, along with eight others, is launching a national Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, which will provide $6 million over four years to help 68 community health centers in five states become patient-centered medical homes.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:21 am | May 07, 2009
One of the nation's largest electronic health record vendors is teaming up with a major healthcare distributor in an effort to convince solo and small-practice physicians to adopt healthcare IT.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:20 pm | May 06, 2009
How to bring down the costs of the country's $2.4 trillion healthcare system and make care affordable for all Americans dominated the discussion Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee convened for a hearing on how best to fix a broken system.
By Diana Manos | 12:00 pm | May 06, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, testifying at her first Congressional hearing Wednesday, stoutly defended President Barack Obama's reform plans.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:36 am | May 06, 2009
At a speech before the United Nurses of America's 12th National Nurses Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius challenged hospitals to work to reduce healthcare associated infections.
By Eric Wicklund | 10:38 am | May 06, 2009
Emdeon, a provider of revenue and payment cycle solutions, is targeting the billions of dollars lost each year in healthcare fraud by acquiring a developer of data analytics technology designed to ferret out healthcare fraud and abuse.
By Diana Manos | 10:30 am | May 06, 2009
Private health insurance plans serving Medicare beneficiaries will be paid $11.4 billion more in 2009 than the traditional Medicare fee-for-service program, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds.