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Economic growth is expected to continue in the United States throughout the remainder of 2011, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in their spring 2011 Semiannual Economic Forecast.

Texas-based LifeCare Holdings has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the HealthSouth Corporation's long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs) for $120 million.

The Florida Agency for Health Care Administration faces a tight deadline to get a Medicaid waiver as it looks to transition Medicaid to a managed care program.

Chicago-area and Wisconsin residents are protesting Rep. Paul Ryan's (R-Wisc.) plan to cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits.

Health Plan of Michigan has announced a patient-centered medical home incentive program that encourages providers to become PCMHs by providing financial assistance during the practice certification phase.

As the Connecticut Legislature debates a bill requiring private businesses to provide paid sick days to its workers, the Institute for Women's Policy Research has issued a report saying paid sick days will save the state - and the healthcare system - money.

A new audit released Monday by the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has brought physician billing for home health services into the spotlight.

HearUSA, a national hearing care provider network, is selling its assets to an affiliate of a Danish hearing care company to pull the company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

The Medicare Trustees Report released Friday has forecasted that Medicare's Hospital Insurance Fund is projected to run out of money in 2024, five years earlier than the trustees projected last year in their annual report.

The American Hospital Association says start-up and management costs for an accountable care organization are considerably higher than estimated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in its proposed rule.