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By Anthony Brino | 11:28 am | April 01, 2013
Bruce Greenstein, secretary of the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals will step down amid state and federal investigations into a $185 million Medicaid contract awarded to a company where he briefly worked.
By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News | 11:25 am | April 01, 2013
Maryland officials have proposed what analysts call the most ambitious initiative in the country to control soaring medical spending, a plan that would bring relief to employers and consumers footing the bill while bluntly challenging the state's powerful hospital industry.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:33 am | April 01, 2013
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals Secretary Bruce Greenstein is resigning on May 1, amid state and federal investigations into a $185 million Medicaid contract awarded to a company where he briefly worked.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 10:27 am | April 01, 2013
Home care companies have an opportunity to expand their businesses and shape coordinated care efforts by offering their services to hospitals seeking to avoid patient readmissions, say home care experts.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 04:09 pm | March 29, 2013
After news broke of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius tentatively approving Arkansas' idea for expanding Medicaid via premium support for private health plans in an insurance exchange, some were wondering if HHS even had the legal authority to do it.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:15 pm | March 29, 2013
State health insurance exchanges are putting together financing and revenue sources, with many likely relying on insurer fees, as long-term state or federal support remains uncertain.
By Mary Mosquera | 12:12 pm | March 29, 2013
The American Society of Clinical Oncology has unveiled a prototype of an online database tool that has the potential to achieve higher quality and higher value cancer care and better outcomes for patients.
By Chris Anderson | 12:04 pm | March 29, 2013
Highmark Inc. has unveiled a new group health plan that provides incentives for members to use providers that exhibit higher quality outcomes, fewer complications and reduced readmissions.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 11:22 am | March 29, 2013
It's often been said that almost everyone has a smartphone. Unfortunately, not everyone has the financial resources to use it.
By Eric Wicklund | 11:22 am | March 29, 2013
Assurance Wireless, a federal lifeline assistance program for wireless phone service, is joining forces with Gold Mobile to offer free two-way messaging services between Medicaid and low-income patients and their healthcare providers, insurance carriers and HMOs.