Community Benefit
An upstart California healthcare union is in danger of folding following a decisive defeat to a bitter rival in a recent vote of Kaiser Permanente employees.
The growing number of self-pay patients is prompting one of the nation's largest healthcare coalitions to expand its revenue cycle management tools.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has awarded $727 million to 143 community health centers nationwide.
Cigna and the Piedmont Physicians Group, part of Atlanta-based Piedmont Healthcare, have launched an accountable care organization pilot program, designed to provide a comprehensive, accountable and collaborative approach to medical care.
The Department of Health and Human Services has expanded the Rural Community Hospital demonstration program.
President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law on March 23, after months of bitter debate nationwide and on Capitol Hill.
A report on healthcare spending released in September by actuaries at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has been used to support both sides of the bitter partisan debate over healthcare reform.
As children around the United States returned to school this autumn, many districts were looking to cut costs by curbing or eliminating school nursing programs.
New York-based Empire BlueCross has launched an online store for Medicare Advantage insurance plans as it looks to cater to Baby Boomers who are more comfortable using online resources to make buying decisions.
The Integrated Healthcare Association, a statewide-based leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability and affordability of healthcare in California, has named its top 45 performing physician organizations for 2009, based on the IHA statewide Pay for Performance program measures.