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By Chuck Green | 09:20 am | July 16, 2015
Declines in inpatient volume, reimbursement and changes in the boundary between payers and providers are compelling CFOs across the country to develop new, innovative ways to cut costs.
By Anthony Brino | 09:05 am | July 16, 2015
Ambitious diagnostics company will bring its low-cost blood testing to Medicaid patients.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:56 pm | July 15, 2015
The latest deal by diagnostics company Theranos suggests that the old school and new school can collaborate, and that the Blues might have a little something up their sleeves.
By Susan Morse | 04:42 pm | July 15, 2015
A number of hospitals in North Carolina are suing the federal government over more than $2 million in disproportionate share payments they say they are owed due to changes to the Affordable Care Act.
By Anthony Brino | 03:29 pm | July 15, 2015
Marilyn Tavenner, the former nurse, hospital executive and Medicare administrator, will succeed Karen Ignagni as the head of America's Health Insurance Plans, effective Aug. 24, the organization announced Wednesday.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 03:11 pm | July 15, 2015
Instead of retiring, Marilyn Tavenner, the former nurse, hospital executive and Medicare administrator, is going to represent the economic and political interests of American health insurers.
By Anthony Brino | 12:21 pm | July 15, 2015
The booming Medicaid managed care industry is in for new federal regulations and consolidation, presenting challenges and opportunities for health systems.
By Anthony Brino | 11:21 am | July 15, 2015
The deal brings together 11 hospitals, 30,000 employees and 9,000 physicians.
By Tammy Worth | 09:50 am | July 15, 2015
As the healthcare industry moves from volume to value, tech vendors including Cerner, Craneware, Premier Revenue Solutions LLC and ZirMed Inc. are attempting to fill the need in the market by working with hospitals to integrate their revenue, clinical and operational systems.
By Kaiser Health News | 09:24 am | July 15, 2015
Under the New York law, patients are generally protected from owing more than their in-network copayment, coinsurance or deductible on bills they receive for out-of-network emergency services or on surprise bills.