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Only days after the Senate Finance Committee approved a bipartisan $35 billion bill to renew and expand the State Children's Health Insurance Program, House Democrats announced a $50 billion expansion...
As Massachusetts continues to press toward fulfilling its new law for nearly universal coverage, a recent study shows that cost is still a major concern for individuals and small businesses....
A report released July 25 by the Association for Community Affiliated Plans (ACAP) said when it comes to healthcare reform, Medicaid health plans are more effective for insuring low income people than...
An estimated 500,000 Americans sought overseas medical care in 2005, a new report has found. Price sensitivity, competition of quality, customer service and convenience have emerged as factors that...
IRS report finds variations in charity care terms An interim report by the Internal Revenue Service found that while nearly all not-for-profit hospitals provide community benefit, var...
MPV deal helps Denver cardiology clinics Medical Present Value, Inc., an Austin, Texas-based provider of financial tools and services to manage payer contracts and audit reimbursem...
FORT WAYNE, IN – Redesigned processes have helped an Indiana healthcare system accelerate ambulatory care providers’ claims submissions and reduce days in accounts receiveable, thus improv...
WAKEFIELD, MA – Saying the company is “pursuing time-sensitive market opportunities,” Picis, Inc. on July 3 withdrew its 11-month-old request for a proposed initial public offeri...
NEW YORK – Even though credit rating downgrades issued by Moody’s Investor Service are running slightly ahead of upgrades, not-for-profit hospitals financially are very healthy, according...
RALEIGH, NC – The numbers, they say, don’t lie. But can they be used to predict? Predictive modeling, the concept of using data to spot patterns, has been used in fields as diverse...