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Studies have shown that many Baby Boomers don't have enough in savings to sustain them at the level of living they expect or to withstand long-term illness or health catastrophes. The picture hasn't changed much for the next generation - those who are 45 now - according to a study by the Urban Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Elsevier/MEDai has announced that AtlantiCare, the largest health system in southeast New Jersey, will implement Orlando, Fla.-based MEDai's Risk Navigator suite of solutions to provide analytics for its Health Engagement program.
The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) on April 8 named Farzad Mostashari, MD, to replace David Blumenthal, MD as national coordinator for health information technology.
The Department of Health and Human Services plans to help reduce health disparities among ethnic and racial minorities.
Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced legislation Thursday to make doctors' Medicare claims data public for the first time.
Healthcare providers in South Carolina will face their first payment cut in three years after Gov. Nikki Haley signed a bill repealing a 2008 proviso in state law that prevented the Department of Health and Human Services from lowering Medicaid reimbursement rates.
Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers of New York has announced the $260 million sale of its Manhattan campus to Rudin Management and the North Shore-LIJ Health System, paving the way for the opening of a 24-hour emergency center and ambulatory surgery center in Greenwich Village.
Healthcare Finance News recently held a survey about the future of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
AmSurg has signed a definitive merger agreement for the acquisition of Dallas-based National Surgical Care for $173.5 million in cash.
Hospitals continue to see capital expenditure budgets increase while financial and supply chain executives are placing a greater focus on healthcare information technology (HIT) and patient safety, according to a survey published in the Premier healthcare alliance's March 2011 Economic Outlook analysis.