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By Chelsey Ledue | 01:22 pm | February 18, 2009
The Association for Healthcare Philanthropy said it helped to remove - at "the 11th hour" - language in the economic stimulus bill that would have damaged philanthropic fundraising efforts by nonprofit hospitals.
By Richard Pizzi | 01:19 pm | February 18, 2009
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has launched a $15 million, four-year initiative to increase enrollment and retention of eligible children in public health insurance programs like Medicaid and the States' Children's Health Insurance Program.
By Eric Wicklund | 12:35 pm | February 18, 2009
The mystery behind last week's collapse of the Emageon-HSS merger appears to be tied to Tuesday's bombshell announcement of $8 billion fraud charges against a Texas-based international financing company.
By Diana Manos | 12:32 pm | February 18, 2009
The law sets aside $19.2 billion for healthcare IT and more than $100 billion for other healthcare measures, including Medicaid funding and subsidies to help unemployed workers afford healthcare coverage through COBRA.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:20 am | February 18, 2009
Missouri's extensive 2005 Medicaid cuts slowed the growth in Medicaid spending but did not reduce Medicaid costs, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:45 pm | February 17, 2009
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a 60-day delay of the effective date of the Competitive Bidding Interim Final Rule, to April 18, 2009.
By Chelsey Ledue | 12:31 pm | February 17, 2009
Six Miami-Dade County residents have been indicted on a $10 million Medicare fraud scheme, operated out of Midway Medical, a Miami clinic that purported to specialize in treating HIV/AIDS patients.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:49 am | February 17, 2009
Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Ia., has implemented a hiring freeze in addition to a salary freeze for managers, directors and senior management.
By Diana Manos | 11:40 am | February 17, 2009
Congress passed the final version of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill last Friday, and it is expected to be signed into law by President Obama today in Denver.
By Diana Manos | 05:55 pm | February 13, 2009
The House voted Friday afternoon to approve the final version of the $787 billion economic stimulus bill by a 246-183 vote, according to CNN reports.