News
Contributed by Rick IngrahamThe healthcare industry has reached a watershed moment in which payers and providers are truly beginning to invest in the development of information technology in...
Author: SCHIP troubled by high dropout rates There’s a high dropout rate from State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP) and Medicaid programs, said Benjamin Som...
How do your consumers make an initial decision about the quality of your medical services? You probably can guess, and the answer should concern you. Nearly three out of every four consumer...
WASHINGTON – Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee are the latest payers to achieve certification for the process of verifying health insurance coverag...
WASHINGTON – The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has awarded a contract to a not-for-profit organization to operate, enhance and maintain two Web-based initiatives designed to gather...
WASHINGTON – The Senate Finance Committee has unveiled bipartisan legislation that aims to improve pharmacies’ Medicare drug benefit policies. The Pharmacy Access Improvement...
WASHINGTON – Hospital groups across the country are assessing the potential impact of the final rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on IPPS last month....
The Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that more than 800 employers in more than 20 states have committed to President Bush's plan to advance value-driven healthcare in Americ...
A recent Democratic presidential candidate debate sponsored by CNN and YouTube gave 10 minutes out of 120 to discuss healthcare. But healthcare is not to be shuffled aside. Drew Altman,...
The consensus in the capital community is that a positive economic trend is running through the healthcare industry despite hiccups that have arisen just about everywhere else. And while healthcare...