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Job growth in the healthcare industry continued its climb as winter turned to spring. The industry added jobs again in March 2013, increasing employment by 23,400 positions.
A report issued this week from the State Health Access Data Assistance Center (SHADAC) and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, shows that 59.5 percent of people now receive health insurance through their employer, down from 69.7 percent just 10 years ago.
The Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange announced Thursday that it had submitted its ICD-10 industry readiness survey to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Its findings continue to show insufficient readiness for the October 2014 transition deadline.
Administrators at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston firmly believe that one man's trash is another man's treasure. As a result, this month the hospital is starting a pilot program that could potentially take a common hospital trash item and turn it into a bit of profit.
In most states, the difference between premium rates for young and old members is already largely within the 3:1 ratio set by the Affordable Care Act, according to a new study by the consumer website Health Pocket.
With the Affordable Care Act entering the home stretch of implementation, U.S. Senators are still trying to understand the costs and benefits of market reforms, while diagnosing problems in the greater healthcare system.
U.S. healthcare providers nationwide have continued to experience difficulties with hiring and retaining experienced information technology professionals needed for the evolving healthcare environment, according to new research conducted by global professional services company Towers Watson.
Baptist Health Madisonville, in Madisonville, Ky., announced Thursday that it has begun work with TransforMED, a Patient-Centered Medical Home transformation program, to improve primary healthcare for its patients in western Kentucky.
Two of the nation's leading forces in health insurance -- UnitedHealthcare and the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association -- will face off Thursday before a congressional subcommittee in a battle for control of the $47 billion program that covers 8 million federal employees, retirees and their families.
As President Barack Obama takes his budget and deficit-reduction proposals to Congress and the public, the Department of Health and Human Services has unveiled its proposed budget for the 2014 fiscal year.