Skip to main content

News

By Susan Morse | 03:21 pm | July 25, 2016
Arizona is again allowing enrollment in the state's Children's Health Insurance Program known as KidsCare, six years after enrollment was frozen, according to an announcement Monday by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
By Henry Powderly | 03:17 pm | July 25, 2016
The newest ACO program by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services offers higher opportunities for incentive payments if participating providers agree to take on more risk.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:14 pm | July 25, 2016
Hospital merger and acquisition activity swelled by 6.1 percent over 2015, according to a new analysis from strategic and financial services firm Kaufman Hall and Associates. It identified 52 hospital and health system transactions during that time, compared to 49 transactions recorded during the same period in 2015.
By Susan Morse | 11:23 am | July 25, 2016
The U.S. Department of Defense on Thursday cut out former Tricare West Region contractor UnitedHealthcare and has given the contract to Health Net Federal Services, which also manages the Tricare North Region.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:41 am | July 25, 2016
After two dozen infections were reported in French and Dutch hospitals, the company alerted European customers in January 2013 that a scope it manufactured could become contaminated.
By Bernie Monegain | 04:50 pm | July 22, 2016
More than 90 percent of hospitals across the country make patients' medical record available online, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association.
By Jack McCarthy | 04:44 pm | July 22, 2016
The threat of ransomware attacks on health care facilities is greater than ever as cybercriminals see the opportunity to make money by encrypting health data in EHRs and demanding payment to unlock it.
By Susan Morse | 03:49 pm | July 22, 2016
S&P Global Ratings has placed Aetna and Humana on creditwatch following the Department of Justice's announcement Thursday to block their merger.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:39 pm | July 22, 2016
The owner of more than 30 Miami-area skilled nursing and assisted living facilities, a hospital administrator and a physician's assistant were charged with conspiracy, obstruction, money laundering and healthcare fraud in connection with a $1 billion scheme involving numerous Miami-based providers, the United States Department of Justice announced.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:36 am | July 22, 2016
Each of the inpatient rehab facilities is operated by affiliates of HealthSouth Corp. through long-term net leases.