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NEW YORK – The state of New York is accepting applications for Doctors Across New York, a new $6.9 million loan repayment and practice support program for doctors to practice in designated physi...

Several healthcare organizations are reportedly interested in buying three struggling public hospitals in Maryland, according to the Prince George's (Md.) County Hospital Authority.The Hospit...

G. Edwin HoweRetired president & founder, Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee, Wis.)Former president, St. Luke’s Medical Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)Former board member, Premi...

Under pressure from the troubled economy, hospitals are turning to their investment cash flow as a source of capital, according to a study released today by A.M. Best. Despite decreased reven...

NEW YORK – The battle for the hearts and dollars of America’s health-conscious Web surfers is heating up.Revolution Health, the Washington, D.C.-based online health information co...

BY THE TIME YOU READ THIS, American voters will have chosen a new president.But no matter whether that next president is Barack Obama or John McCain, the challenges confronting him after inau...

Hawaii hospitals suffered operating losses of $150 million last year and expect the situation to worsen in the near future.The federal government's Medicare program and the Hawaii Quest progr...

NEW YORK – Based on the value accrued to stakeholders, health plans should lead the funding of community-based health information exchanges, or HIEs, said Steve Martin, president and CEO of Blue...

AS FORTUNES sour on both Wall Street and Main Street, many observers of the U.S. healthcare industry are waiting to see how badly a weakening economy will impact hospitals.“I’m pr...

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Although consumer-directed health plans are changing the nature of medical cost-sharing and decision-making, gaining in enrollment and attracting attention as a potential comp...