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In what is shaping up as the first state-federal showdown on Medicaid following the Supreme Court's ruling on President Barack Obama's health law, Maine is moving ahead with plans to cut about 38,000 people from its rolls to balance its state budget.
HealthEdge, a software provider that helps healthcare payers by focusing on claim processing benefit administration, business intelligence and portals, released the results of its latest State of the Payor survey:
Overall, U.S. healthcare prices were steady in June, according to the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
CareOne, an operator of 29 senior centers in New Jersey, announced earlier this week a collaboration with Walgreens on a program that will provide day-of-discharge medications to patients before they leave CareOne facilities and return home.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) announced on July 12 guidance for reporting laboratory results using Direct Project specifications.
Telemedicine and mHealth have the potential to help the healthcare system meet the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's triple aim to simultaneously increase the quality of care, improve the health of populations and reduce the per capita cost of care.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the health reform law will spur more consolidation in the healthcare industry, according to a recent survey by healthcare public affairs firm Jarrard Phillips Cate & Hancock.
Guidelines on how certain mobile medical apps will be governed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be released as soon as the end of the year.
In recognition of the complex medical decisions faced by patients with advanced, chronic illnesses, behavioral counseling company Vital Decision and care management specialist inVentiv Medical Management (iMM) have launched a combined service for payers, providers and seriously ill patients.
The home care industry has enormous potential for business people. One segment of the business world has already figured this out: franchise business owners.