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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded $248,000 to the Boston-based Fenway Institute to create a National Training and Technical Assistance Center to help community health centers improve the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations.
Increased consolidation of health plans could benefit consumers by helping to drive hospital costs lower, according to a new study by RAND Corp.
Charges were filed Wednesday against 91 defendants, including doctors, nurses and other medical professionals, for their alleged participation in Medicare fraud schemes involving approximately $295 million in false billing, announced Attorney General Eric Holder and HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
Janzen, Johnston & Rockwell Emergency Medicine Management Services Inc. (JJ&R), a provider of billing services for physicians, hospitals and other healthcare providers, has agreed to pay the United States $4.6 million to settle allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare and Louisiana's Medicaid program.
While the U.S. economy experienced practically no job growth in August, the healthcare sector continued to buck the national trend, as the industry added 29,700 positions.
Ohio hospitals released a report Tuesday outlining the $2.9 billion in free or discounted services they provide annually to their local communities, including to some of the state's most vulnerable residents.
The MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service, which offers 911 services for Georgia's capital and surrounding communities, is implementing Zepherella's PatientPay service to give patients an online platform to review and pay their bills.
The National Science Foundation granted $500,000 to Indiana University to fund research to better understand how technologies can assist underserved older adults as they age in place.
As "consumerism" is taking an increasing role in controlling healthcare costs, Consumer Reports will publish a story in its October issue detailing strategies consumers can use to haggle for lower prices with doctors and hospitals.
UnitedHealthcare is beginning to experience reduced hospital and emergency room use as a result of payers and providers sharing patient data through health information exchange in its eight patient-centered medical home pilots around the country.