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Calling it "a moral duty," Sens. Max Baucus and Edward M. Kennedy, pledged to do their best to achieve healthcare reform this year.

In the midst of a major battle in Washington over the future of healthcare reform, a new report by the Institute for America's Future shows that the public supports a mixture of public-private health plans similar to that proposed by President Barack Obama.

Massachusetts has awarded $32.6 million in grants and increased Medicaid rate payments to 69 hospitals and community centers across the commonwealth.

The January/February 2009 Product Spotlight focuses on the market for Denials Management solutions.

Cancer patients can face severe challenges paying for life-saving care, even when they have private health insurance, says a new report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and the American Cancer Society.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill includes provisions that will improve the health, education and well-being of children. And Maine's two moderate Republicans are considered crucial to efforts to pass the bill.

Goold Health Systems, a healthcare management company focusing on Medicaid services, has subcontracted with the Unisys Corporation to provide prior authorization, data management and mailroom services for Maine's Medicaid program.

South Carolina's 65 acute care hospitals are banding together to prevent healthcare-acquired infections across the state. The effort is expected to save hundreds of lives and as much $40 million a year.

More than two years in the making, Congress has passed a bill reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program. President Obama signed the bill into law Wednesday.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has awarded four grants that could help improve the quality and performance of the United States public health system.