Community Benefit

Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, MD, has announced the award of more than $14 million for patient-centered outcomes.

Seniors with more than one chronic condition who are susceptible to frequent hospitalization will be enrolled in a patient-centered medical home pilot program in Florida with hopes that the year-long program will improve outcomes and reduce costs.

Five primary care facilities that operate in underserved communities in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens are expected to save approximately $3.8 million through a tax-exempt bond issue to refinance nearly $30 million of loans.

More companies may be putting healthcare benefits in the hands of their employees, but only 28 percent of employers are educating them on how to choose their benefits.

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to re-open a financially troubled hospital is a bid to help a town in need of better healthcare services and an economic shot in the arm.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced the expansion of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Rural Community Hospital demonstration program.

St. Vincent's HealthCare in Jacksonville, Fla., has announced it will help the city's major employers set up onsite health centers.

Louise McCarthy, MPP, Interim Co-Chief Executive Officer, Vice President of Governmental Affairs, Community Clinic Association of Los Angeles County Los Angeles, 45 non-profit organizations, 130 sites

The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General is recommending that the federal government crack down on physicians who have incorrectly coded their Medicare claims for the wrong place of service.

One in five Americans chose not to seek medical care for a recent illness or injury, with four out of 10 citing cost as the primary factor, according to a Deloitte Center for Health Solutions survey.