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Two Michigan-based healthcare providers have announced a merger to create one of the largest integrated networks of hospitals and physician practices in the state.
Another hurdle has been cleared for the proposed sale of Caritas Christi Health Care to New York-based private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, moving the Massachusetts-based six-hospital chain closer to for-profit status while preserving healthcare services and thousands of jobs.
In an effort to increase understanding of the tax and grandfathering provisions of healthcare reform, WellPoint has launched two new online tools to help business owners understand the implications of these provisions with their current health plan.
Eighty-five members of the House have submitted a letter to federal officials calling on them to eliminate additional cuts to cancer care proposed in the 2011 physician fee schedule for Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
The owner and operator of a Los Angeles-based durable medical equipment company has been sentenced to 46 months in prison for a power wheelchair scheme to defraud Medicare.
In an effort to increase understanding of the tax and grandfathering provisions of healthcare reform, WellPoint Inc. recently launched two new online tools to help business owners understand the implications of these provisions with their current health plan.
Mature electronic health record systems and health information exchange capabilities contributed to the success of five of the 10 accountable care organization demonstration sites funded by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
The groundbreaking for the Medical Services Building at the planned Silver Cross Hospital campus in New Lenox, Ill., marks the first project for a newly created healthcare real estate company that will use joint venture capital funding to pursue more projects.
The Integrated Healthcare Association (IHA), a statewide leadership group that promotes quality improvement, accountability and affordability of healthcare in California, has named its top 45 performing physician organizations for 2009, based on the IHA statewide Pay for Performance (P4P) program measures.
Acquiring and retaining the best risk, meeting the 80 percent medical loss ratio and establishing cost-effective distribution channels and working with exchanges are top priorities of executives of health insurance companies, according to a recent survey.