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WASHINGTON – The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced in October that it will conduct a home health pay-for-performance (P4P) demonstration that will be a precursor to a permanent...
BENTONVILLE, AK – Critics agree that the changes Wal-Mart has made in its 2008 healthcare benefits for associates are an improvement. But there are far more inherent problems with the...
NEW YORK – As employers look to save on healthcare spending, they’re giving wellness programs serious consideration. However, even though they’re expanding offerings beyond tradition...
Nuance Communications of Burlington, Mass. has signed an agreement to acquire Vocada, Inc. of Dallas, a provider of critical test result management solutions....
Presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) outlined her plan for universal healthcare at an Oct. 18 presidential forum on healthcare held by the Kaiser Family Foundation....
Do process management approaches that work in other industries have an impact in a healthcare environment? Meadows Regional Medical Center has become a believer. Making use of an inno...
The House investigated yesterday the impact of proposed antitrust legislation that, if passed, could impact the way community pharmacies negotiate for drug pricing on the back end....
A bid to override President Bush's veto of a bill to expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program failed in the House today, as override supporters fell at least 12 votes shy of a two-thirds m...
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Robert Casey (D-Pa.) yesterday introduced legislation to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service from making further cuts to home healthcare providers' re...
People find paying a standard monthly fee and an upfront co-pay for visits attractive because they feel that they are losing less money and are motivated to keep visit for reimbursement, a new study o...