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Aetna is plotting an acquisition seeking "inorganic growth" that could make it a rival for the largest insurer in the country, if the hype of one boutique Wall Street analyst is to be believed.
A new bill by U.S. Rep. Diane Black wants an 18-month period where no claims can be denied due to coding errors.
In a letter to House leadership, Rep. Scott Peters, D-Calif. and 17 other Democrats are calling for lawmakers to act quickly on a bill repealing the medical device tax before Memorial Day.
On the West Coast, the nation's largest municipal-operated health plan is trying to mesh its compensation structure with its nonprofit mission.
Organizational differences were just too difficult to bridge, executives say, ending what would have been Boston's only merger since 1994.
While awareness over nurse safety has grown, a new survey by The Leapfrog Group found 40 percent of hospitals fail to comply with all 21 endorsed safe practices in the field.
Although the numbers suggest healthcare spending is breaking out from its recent periods of low growth, Altarum Institute warns that bump seen in March might not last.
American Medical Association says the readmission penalty is unnecessary since other other pay-for-performance programs already measure complications such as surgical site infections.
The move away from inpatient care towards services provided outside of the hospital setting is leading many healthcare systems to sell off properties owned by their hospitals in an effort to scale back and raise some extra cash.
States that expand get billions of additional federal dollars, but many Republican lawmakers are loathe to say yes to the Obama administration.