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King's Daughters Hospital and Scott and White Healthcare will create a regional free-standing children's hospital on the campus of King's Daughters Hospital in Temple, Texas. It will become the only hospital of its kind between Austin and Dallas.
The California Association of Physician Groups (CAPG) has launched a national Internet-based advocacy campaign called American For Coordinated Healthcare focused around protecting seniors from increased costs and cuts in Medicare Advantage.
Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius expressed strong support for healthcare reform in both of her confirmation hearings this week before Congress. The Senate Finance Committee could vote on her nomination as Department of Health and Human Services Secretary as early as next week.
Congress is expected to vote today on the fiscal year 2010 budget. President Obama's proposal calls for nearly $77 billion for the Department of Health and Human Services and includes funding to correct the Medicare physician payment structure, advance health IT and expand research of care comparative effectiveness.
One of five Medicare beneficiaries discharged from the hospital is readmitted within 30 days, and half of non-surgical patients are readmitted to the hospital without having seen an outpatient doctor in follow-up, according to a new study.
The Stanford University School of Medicine will be posting on its Web site the medical- and research-related consulting activities for some 1,200 physicians and faculty affiliated with the medical school.
Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), ranking member of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee commended the nation’s leading health insurers in a letter Wednesday, urging them to continue working with Congress to find ways to offer higher-quality, lower-cost healthcare plans.
Some manufacturers selling products to hospitals are projecting price decreases in the next six months, while others suggest increases of up to 20 percent, according to a new analysis by the Premier healthcare alliance.
The global dialysis industry has grown noticeably in the past five years as governments seek to provide adequate healthcare for those suffering from renal failure, says a new report.
According to a new report by the Medical Group Management Association, 38 percent of healthcare providers do not receive additional compensation for on-call coverage.