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UnitedHealth Group reported 2012 earnings this morning of more than $5.5 billion on $110.6 billion in revenue, an 8 percent increase in earnings and 9 percent increase in gross revenue from 2011.
Michigan Republican Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation last week that strengthens the state's medical malpractice tort laws and provides additional protection against lawsuits to physicians.
A trade organization representing chief executive officers from some of the country's top corporations offered a set of Medicare recommendations Wednesday that would potentially save trillions.
Across the country, hospices with generous admissions policies may find themselves on life support. Medicare, which heavily funds hospice programs, is cracking down on the industry's growing habit of embracing those whose deaths aren't imminent.
A proposed rule from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released January 14, outlines further details about the standards and systems for states' health insurance exchanges, Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Programs (CHIP).
On Tuesday, Maine Gov. Paul LePage announced at a press conference a plan to repay Maine hospitals the $186 million owed to them by the state for patients covered by Medicaid.
UnitedHealth Group's Center for Health Reform and Modernization has released a report outlining policy ideas for improving the nation's financial and physical health, with proposals for nationwide diabetes prevention campaigns, the use of risk coordinated care and alternative Medicare payment systems designed to eliminate the problems associated with fee-for-service payments.
A month after signing a non-binding letter of intent, Mercy Health System of Maine has signed a definitive agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) to integrate into EMHS.
In a report released last week, the Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System describes a set of three healthcare policies that could slow health spending by $2 trillion over 10 years by focusing on the way public and private purchasers pay for healthcare, enhancing consumers' choices of higher-value care and streamlining administrative procedures.
Reimbursement rates for treating Medicare patients will continue to be a major issue for physicians in 2013 some industry experts predict.