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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
Arlington, Va.-based Vangent, a provider of healthcare technology services, is partnering with Human Arc, a Cleveland-based provider of revenue enhancement services t...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
As Massachusetts continues to press toward fulfilling its new law for nearly universal coverage, a recent study shows that cost is still a major concern for individuals and small businesses....
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 30, 2007
Only days after the Senate Finance Committee approved a bipartisan $35 billion bill to renew and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, House Democrats announced a $50 billion expansion...
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | July 27, 2007
An estimated 500,000 Americans sought overseas medical care in 2005, a new report has found. Price sensitivity, competition of quality, customer service and convenience have emerged as factors that...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | July 27, 2007
A report released July 25 by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) said when it comes to healthcare reform, Medicaid health plans are more effective for insuring low income people than...
By Patty Enrado | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
PHILADELPHIA – When Keystone Mercy Health Plan deployed its EHR pilot to a group of providers and hospital systems with high-volume emergency departments, it wanted to reduce redundant testing a...
By Chip Means | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
WASHINGTON – After Congress deferred a 5 percent cut to physicians’ reimbursements for Medicare services late last year, the Congressional Budget Office warned that the deferral could resu...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
WESTCHESTER, IL – It’s time for healthcare organizations to simplify pricing approaches to build public trust and to take mistrust out of the contracting process. In relea...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
WASHINGTON – As of July, the nation’s providers were still waiting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue the final regulation to implement radical changes in the reimbu...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | July 26, 2007
LOUISVILLE, KY – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust, has sold 22 underperforming facilities to Kindred Healthcare Inc. for $175 million. The properties include 21 skill...