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By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:42 pm | May 16, 2016
St. David's HealthCare, a major provider in Central Texas, will invest more than $275 million in the region's healthcare infrastructure, the system has announced.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:34 pm | May 16, 2016
Valeant Pharmaceuticals on Monday said it will offer hospitals deeper discounts for the heart drugs Nitropress and Isuprel, with hospitals now eligible for rebates between 10 and 40 percent based on the volume of the drugs purchased over the course of one quarter.
By Susan Morse | 03:06 pm | May 16, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent a case on controversial contraception coverage back to the lower courts for a solution, based on an agreement between the federal government and the religiously-affiliated nonprofit organizations during oral arguments.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:50 pm | May 16, 2016
As hospitals and health systems invest heavily in patient engagement initiatives to deliver a better clinical experience -- and in many cases, to drive revenue -- sometimes just changing how medical professionals interact with patients can have the biggest impact.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:59 pm | May 16, 2016
Hospital merger and acquisition activity held steady in the first quarter of 2016, according to data from Irving Levin Associates, though the total dollar volume of these deals dropped 67 percent to $1.2 billion.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:28 am | May 16, 2016
Despite an overall drop in doctor's visits, emergency visits and hospital care, children's healthcare spending rose in 2014, according to a new report by the Health Care Cost Institute that claims rising prices bridged the gap in utilization.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:43 am | May 16, 2016
Congress and the VA came up with a fix: Veterans Choice, a $10 billion program. Veterans received a card that was supposed to allow them to see a non-VA doctor if they were either more than 40 miles away from a VA facility or they were going to have to wait longer than 30 days for a VA provider to see them. It sounds like a simple idea but it's not working.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:18 am | May 16, 2016
The nation in the next few years faces many important decisions about health care -- most of which have little to do with the controversial federal health law. Here are five issues candidates should be discussing, but largely are not.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:19 pm | May 13, 2016
Following the completion of its spin-off from Community Health Systems, Quorum Health Corp. on Friday reported a net loss of $5 million in the first quarter of 2016, which ended March 31, the company announced this week.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:29 pm | May 13, 2016
The South Side of Chicago now has a second Healthcare Center and Remote Consultation Pharmacy for HIV/AIDS patients. The new Hyde Park facility was officially unveiled this week, and will help extend services to the underserved community, the AIDS Healthcare Foundation said.