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For months leading up to today's first-in-the-nation primary in New Hampshire, Sens. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and John McCain (R-Ariz.) were leading the polls. Despite Barack Obama's recent surge, the...

Insurance group offers individual coverage plan Insurers announced plans in December to enable more individuals, even those with health problems, to get health insurance. A report titled...

CUPERTINO, CA – Healthcare organizations that are victimized by theft or loss of data are more likely to be hit by financial losses from declines in reputation and additional expenses, compared...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – Findings from a data warehouse containing medical claims from three of Louisiana’s major payers reveals unwarranted variations in care throughout the state....

Incentive model could save nation $368B, report says Investment in a healthcare incentive, decision-making and cost-effectiveness program could save the United States $368 billion over 10...

WASHINGTON – Contrary to popular belief, healthcare spending over the next several decades will not be dominated by the coming retirement of the baby boomer generation, a new report from the Con...

HARTFORD, CN – Aetna is launching an Aetna Health Actions Rx-Savings incentive program for its self-funded employer groups. After one year of adoption, its pilot customer,...

THERE ARE MORE than 23,000 independent pharmacies, and 75,000 pharmacists in the United States. In 2006, after five years of stability, 1,152 pharmacies, about 5 percent of the nation’s ph...

BOSTON – Massachusetts hospitals will no longer charge patients or insurers for treatments rendered to address preventable errors that occur within a hospital. With this annou...

Nextgen healthcare launches practice solutions NextGen Healthcare has launched NextGen Practice Solutions, a business division directed toward providing physician practices with revenue c...