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WASHINGTON – As President Bush’s healthcare plan, announced in his 2007 State of the Union Address, sinks in, industry stakeholders are debating the implications of tax credits, taxable he...

MINNEAPOLIS – Insurers offering long-term care insurance are becoming more conservative in setting up reserves for those policies, perhaps anticipating that more policyholders will eventually us...

Three Congressmen are re-opening questions regarding physician-owned specialty hospitals after a patient died in Texas last month after a procedure in one such facility....

WASHINGTON– President Bush’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2008 calls for $70 billion in cuts to Medicare and Medicaid over five years. The $2.9 trilli...

groups receive grant to promote patient safety The Health Research and Educational Trust, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices and the Medical Group Management Associ...

WASHINGTON – A diverse coalition of advocacy groups, employers, payers and healthcare associations preceded President Bush’s plan for universal coverage by announcing on Jan. 18 an “...

WASHINGTON – A report released in early February reveals that roughly 2 percent of capital spent on the workforce is drained by disability, absenteeism and presenteeism....

Is there gold in them thar hills? That’s what hospital chain purchasers might be thinking now. When HCA became one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in history late last year, eyebr...

Insurers raise premiums, deny surpluses Washington state-based health insurance companies have continued to increase their premiums even though they are suspected of having $2...

Contributed by Francois de Brantes/Douglas Emery Health information exchanges or regional health information organizations have emerged as vehicles to facilitate the f...