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By Diana Manos | 05:45 pm | March 03, 2009
Physicians under Medicare can earn $44,000 to more than $60,000 in extra payments under the new stimulus package, while incentives for hospitals will start at a base of $2 million annually. Providers who do not use qualified certified healthcare IT by 2015, however, face Medicare reimbursement cuts.
By Diana Manos | 05:39 pm | March 03, 2009
More than two years in the making, Congress has passed – and President Obama has signed – a bill reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program.
By Diana Manos | 05:36 pm | March 03, 2009
With Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), President Barack Obama's first pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, no longer an option, the White House has been mum on who might replace him, though many experts and news outlets claim they have inside knowledge.
By Diana Manos | 05:29 pm | March 03, 2009
President Barack Obama signed the massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law Feb. 17 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
By Richard Pizzi | 05:06 pm | March 03, 2009
The healthcare industry, once thought to be recession-proof, is feeling the effects of the deepening economic crisis, and hospital employees are polishing their resumés as layoffs loom.
By Chelsey Ledue | 05:00 pm | March 03, 2009
By Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor The number of hospital-owned physician practices has been climbing steadily over the past four years, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s annual physician compensation survey.
By Patty Enrado | 04:35 pm | March 03, 2009
The Foundation of Health Care Education and Catholic Healthcare West have partnered to help with the health insurance enrollment process for uninsured Americans who are unaware of their eligibility for government programs.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:13 pm | March 03, 2009
President Obama released $155 million authorized by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act for 126 new health centers to offer primary and preventive care services.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:42 am | March 03, 2009
Hospital officials at Coral Springs Medical Center recently broke ground for a $21 million emergency department expansion.
By Diana Manos | 11:35 am | March 03, 2009
President Barack Obama added two key leaders to his push for healthcare reform on Tuesday, with support from across party lines. He nominated Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius to head the Department of Health and Human Services and Nancy-Ann DeParle to be his point person on healthcare in the White House.