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In an effort to offset some of the expected impact of the Affordable Care Act, the executives at Mountain States Health Alliance knew they had to make a bold move. They chose to implement lean.

Nancy-Ann DeParle may have left the Obama White House last January, but she did not leave healthcare behind. She spoke with HFN about her healthcare investing strategy as well as broader trends in the healthcare industry.

Fraud in Kansas' Medicaid program increased 43 percent during the last fiscal year, reaching a state record of $33 million detected.

Fraud in Kansas' Medicaid program increased 43 percent during the last fiscal year, reaching $33 million detected, some of it from a scheme that funded an 11-acre mansion.

As healthcare costs for employers continue to rise, they are taking steps to control costs and manage risks.

As healthcare costs for employers continue to rise, they are taking steps to control costs and manage risks, finds two recent research reports.

A recent Moody’s Investment Service report says that several recent developments will likely have long-term consequences for the generic drug industry.

Some accountable care organizations started long before the term was coined, with providers and payers forming risk-sharing agreements to improve outcomes and reduce costs.

As more providers and payers start on the ACO journey, they can look to early adopters for guidance.

Despite the relatively weaker contribution of health employment growth to the current recovery, the health sector share of total employment is equal to 10.71 percent as of July 2013, barely below its all-time high rate.