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On March 26, the Obama administration's health care reform package goes to the U.S. Supreme Court, which has scheduled an historic three days of arguments. The outcome could have an enormous impact on AHIP and its members.
On Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that health insurance premium increases in nine states have been deemed "unreasonable" under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act.
With seven Democrats crossing the aisle, the U.S. House of Representatives yesterday passed a bill to repeal a key component of the Affordable Care Act, the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB).
A federal district court judge on Wednesday dismissed, with prejudice, the lawsuit brought against Community Health Systems (CHS) by Tenet Healthcare last spring, as it sought to fend off CHS' hostile takeover bid.
The Supreme Court's decision on the future of the health reform law will likely ripple through the political atmosphere around the elections and the direction of health-related stocks in the market no matter which way the justices bend.
Kaiser Permanente's first ever hospital design challenge, Small Hospital, Big Idea, came to a surprise ending this week: a tie.
When ONC stands up the NwHIN Exchange in October there will be at least 25 partners spanning military, private and public health entities sharing patient records with each other on the back of various standards.
Economist Gail Wilensky has advised presidents and other elected officials on healthcare matters. She continues her advisory role today in addition to being a champion for global healthcare issues.
On Thursday, Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that health insurance premium increases in nine states have been deemed "unreasonable" under the rate review authority granted by the Affordable Care Act.
Propelled by government incentives, a desire to improve patient outcomes and the bottom line, sales of electronic medical records reached $17.9 billion in 2011, up 14.2 percent from the previous year, according to market research publisher Kalorama Information.