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U.S. Rep. John D. Dingell (D-Mich.), chairman of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, is asking Congress to consider state Medicaid funding in its new economic stimulus package."I am pl...
With 69 days until President-elect Barack Obama takes office, Congressional leaders are gearing up to make sure healthcare reform doesn't slip through the cracks this time.Sen. Max Baucus (D-...
Compared to patients in seven other countries, chronically ill adults in the United States are far more likely to forgo care because of costs, according to a new survey conducted by the Commonwealth F...
The initial financial impact of Medicare's new Value-based Purchasing initiative will be relatively small for U.S. hospitals in regard to hospital-acquired conditions, according to new research....
New York University Langone Medical Center has received two gifts totaling $260 million to support a major expansion of the NYU hospital and medical school campus.Helen L. Kimmel, a long-time...
University of Texas System regents have ordered layoffs of about 3,800 state employees at the UT Medical Branch at Galveston, attributing the action to financial losses stemming from Hurricane Ike....
As the U.S. population ages and chronic diseases across all age groups continue to rise dramatically, so does the demand for case management professionals.With registered nurses comprising ap...
The Association of American Medical Colleges has called on Congress to consider the role U.S. medical schools and teaching hospitals play in the nation's fiscal health as lawmakers develop legislation...
Seattle Children's Hospital has released the final master plan and environmental impact statement for its proposed expansion.Seattle Children's submitted the plan Monday to the city-appointed...
MADISON, WI – With a Health Insurance Risk-Sharing Plan, or HIRSP, in place since 2006 to manage the health of its high-risk population, Wisconsin is now targeting diabetic residents.HI...