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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:23 am | January 27, 2012
In addition to being the sole state named on the moniker Florida et al vs. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services case that the Supreme Court will hear in late March, Florida is one of four states trailing the most on health reform.
By Rene Letourneau | 09:24 am | January 27, 2012
New drugs in three multi-billion dollar categories will help pharmaceutical companies offset patent expirations and will ease pressure on credit rating outlooks, says a new report from Moody's Investors Service.
By Michelle McNickle | 02:37 pm | January 26, 2012
Recently, the Huron Consulting Group released its report, "Leading Through Transformation: Top Healthcare CEO's Perspectives on the Future of Healthcare." The report included insights from the Huron Healthcare CEO Forum and took a hard look at some of the top industry issues that will be plaguing CEOs in the year to come.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:22 pm | January 26, 2012
A new report published online in the journal Health Affairs showed that 94.2 percent of the non-elderly population in Massachusetts had health insurance, a significant increase over the 86.6 percent who were insured prior to the state's health reforms.
By Chris Anderson | 11:39 am | January 26, 2012
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) yesterday announced that medical practices found to be above average in its annual performance survey excelled in four distinct management categories.
By Stephanie Bouchard | 11:23 am | January 26, 2012
India's largest drug manufacturer, Ranbaxy Laboratories and its U.S. subsidiary, Ranbaxy Inc., and the U.S. Justice Department, and U.S. Food and Drug Administration have reached an agreement over allegations that the company was selling potentially unsafe drugs in the United States.
By Chris Anderson | 10:52 am | January 26, 2012
A new report published recently online in the journal Health Affairs showed that 94.2 percent of the non-elderly population in Massachusetts had health insurance, a significant increase over the 86.6 percent who were insured prior to the state's health reforms.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 10:50 am | January 26, 2012
With the Supreme Court just two months away from hearing a historic legal challenge to the 2010 health law, nearly 60 percent of the public expects the justices to depend more on personal ideology than a legal analysis of the individual mandate, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation's January health tracking poll.
By Chris Anderson | 12:05 pm | January 25, 2012
WellPoint Inc., the largest for-profit health insurer in the country, reported 2011 fourth quarter earnings 39 percent below 2010 Q4 earnings, largely due to increased medical expenses in its Medicare Advantage business.
By Tom Sullivan | 11:38 am | January 25, 2012
As expected, President Obama skirted the issue of healthcare in last night's State of the Union Address.