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Group wants federal government to fully fund the Medicaid programs of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, territories still reeling from major hurricanes.

Despite GOP efforts to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, 470,000 more consumers this year have signed up during the first two weeks of open enrollment.

And that frustration could mean they fall short of payment incentive goals, SA Ignite says.

Better is among a new breed of start-ups trying to lead customers through the labyrinth of medical billing with a single app to submit claims.

Analysts speculate that Humana may be preparing for another merger attempt following its failed deal with Aetna.

About 36 percent of new physicians started their job search in the second to last year of residency, survey showed.

Medical and health R&D continues to account for less than 5 percent of the total $3.5 trillion in U.S. health spending.

CFOs view clinical standardization as the biggest opportunity to improve physician engagement, cross-continuum quality and experience while dramatically lowering costs, Advisory Board experts say.

Pharmaceutical sales rep recruited patients to obtain expensive and medically unnecessary compounded medications.

At the AMA's interim meeting over the weekend, David Barbe, MD told group members that AMA is making progress to improve the usability of EHRs, mobile devices and interoperability.