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Many babies born to mothers who are covered by Medicaid are automatically eligible for that coverage during the first year of their lives. In a handful of states, the same is true for babies born to women covered by the Children's Health Insurance Program. Yet, this smart approach is routinely undermined by another federal policy that requires babies' eligibility be reevaluated on their first birthday. Although they're likely still eligible for coverage, many of these toddlers fall through the cracks.
Even when patients were grouped by characteristics such as age or severity of illness, hospitals differed significantly in inpatient costs, length of stay, and time spent in the intensive care unit.
Humana stock fell by 9 percent last week and a recent report gives the merger a 50/50 chance of happening.
More than half of hospitals are not currently using revenue cycle vendors claims denials management tools, according to a new survey from Healthcare IT News sister company HIMSS Analytics, and that reality presents a large opportunity for providers to get more expedient payment.
Health Central Hospital in Ocoee, Florida will open the first phase of a newly reconstructed emergency department this month, the renovation of the current emergency department space, and new patient tower.
HealthSouth Corporation is planning a physical rehabilitation hospital in Alabama's Shelby County, the health system announced Monday. Financial terms of the project were not disclosed.
NYU Langone Medical Center and Winthrop-University Hospital have signed a non-binding letter of intent that would unite the two prominent organizations in the creation of an integrated healthcare network for the New York metro area.
The Office of Rural Health Policy has announced the nine providers that will receive the first of $4 million in federal funding over the next three years.
Oregon's Health Co-op went into state receivership by court petition on Monday, according to the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation.
High-need individuals who cost the public or private sectors $50,000 or more in a single year top the list of the most expensive sources of healthcare costs, according to a study released by the American Health Policy Institute.