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Statistics released by CMS demonstrate that it is difficult to significantly lower spending and achieve shared savings, even for voluntary early adopters who are keen on healthcare reforms.

A study of autoworker claims found that hospitals with the highest prices tended to have the strongest reputations and tight holds on their local markets yet showed little evidence of providing better quality care.

Our weekly look at career moves in the healthcare finance sector. This issue highlights promotions, hires and fires for the week ending January 31, 2014.

Colorado's new health co-op is claiming an early success on the road to its long-term enrollment goals and is the first exchange plan to report membership data.

South Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled a new healthcare transparency website, offering digital tools state that officials hope will empower consumers and hold providers and health plans accountable.

High membership utilization results in a rise in operating revenue.

A new study of insurance claims at 110 hospitals found that facilities with the highest prices tended to have the strongest reputations and tight holds on their local markets yet showed little evidence of providing better quality care.

Most bankrupt hospitals didn't have "a bad year" that caused the financial difficulty. They were in a downward trend that was ignored.

Covered California has unveiled health plan quality ratings to help guide insurance shoppers, ahead of most other states and the federal government.

WellPoint reported that fourth-quarter 2013 earnings fell nearly 68 percent on higher costs related to the sale of its contact lens business, but revenues rose on increased use of medical services towards the end of the year.