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PHILADELPHIA - Health insurer Cigna Corp announced this morning that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Great-West Healthcare for $1.5 billion, to expand healthcare coverage to include em...

CHICAGO – The Federal Communications Commission is joining the healthcare networking fray, announcing a plan last month to create a pilot program to deploy broadband health networks....

WASHINGTON – Despite Congress' efforts to compromise on legislation to provide health insurance for 10 million poor children, President Bush's stance on the State Children's Health Insurance Pro...

The American Medical Association's House of Delegates recently recommended that physicians receive a full, refundable tax credit to help them buy and use healthcare information technology....

OAKLAND, CA – A new coalition of organizations is hoping to use its collective influence to encourage providers to create healthier hospital environments....

NEW YORK - Angelo, Gordon and Co., a leading alternative investment money management firm, has acquired National Home Health Care Corp, a Scarsdale, N.Y.-based provider of home healthcare and staffing...

BRAINTREE, MA - A vendor of blood management solutions for healthcare companies says its new agreement with GE Healthcare Financial Services will broaden equipment financing options for its customers....

NEW YORK - Democratic and Republican presidential candidates are taking far different approaches in proposing healthcare reform, according to an extensive analysis of the seven top candidates by the H...

BOSTON - Massachusetts' statewide healthcare reform is expected to have spillover cost consequences on small businesses, according to a Thursday report released by the Center for Studying Health Syste...

ALEXANDRIA, VA - The National Rural Health Association is backing three bills that the group contends would ensure the financial viability of community pharmacies. The...