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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | March 27, 2008
CHICAGO – In a deal that could affect more than 150,000 U.S. physicians and another 700 hospitals, Allscripts and Misys Healthcare have announced a merger....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 27, 2008
STATE MEDICAID DIRECTORS say regulatory changes proposed by the Bush administration for Medicaid policy will be much larger than predicted, and a new report blasts the administration for its approach...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 27, 2008
WASHINGTON – A rare admission by the federal government that there are legitimate concerns surrounding a prescription pricing approach is a first step to resolving a lawsuit by groups representi...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 26, 2008
Roughly one-third of the respondents to a recent AFL-CIO story say they've skipped medical care due to the cost. The labor organization released the results of the online survey th...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | March 26, 2008
The annual Medicare Trustees report, released Tuesday, indicates Medicare spending is growing faster than the economy, potentially leaving the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund under-financed within the ne...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 25, 2008
A new survey indicates employers are watching their employees' healthcare spending in an effort to hold down rising healthcare costs. Survey results released Monday by Mercer...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 25, 2008
Medicare beneficiaries who are poor, old, chronically ill or have low incomes are disproportionately affected by out-of-pocket costs under the federal program, according to a study by The Commonwealth...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | March 25, 2008
Two multi-specialty medical groups will automate their payer contract management processes and monitor payer compliance to recover and boost overall revenue. Harvard Va...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | March 24, 2008
Thomson Healthcare of Stamford, Conn. has entered into a strategic partnership with Atlanta-based Emory University to form the Institute for Health Productivity Studies, which will conduct stud...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | March 24, 2008
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has responded to a challenge to provide savings information on a competitive bidding process it's implementing for durable medical equipment....