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Health Care REIT, Inc., a Toledo-based real estate investment trust for senior housing and healthcare real estate, has announced a partnership with Merrill Gardens, LLC, one of the top owners of independent and assisted living retirement communities in the United States.

The Medicare Trustees' annual report projects substantially lower annual increases in healthcare costs as a result of the Affordable Care Act for services provided by hospitals, skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies.

After months of wrangling, the Senate passed a six-month extension of the increase in Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) payments.

U.S. healthcare system median ratios showed a "modest improvement" in fiscal 2009 across most of the rating spectrum, according to Standard & Poor's Ratings Services.

Ingenix has unveiled a special version of its CareTracker practice management and EHR system, designed for federally qualified health centers looking to demonstrate meaningful use and qualify for federal incentive funding.

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has announced $159.1 million in grants to healthcare workforce training programs.

Six states and the District of Columbia are the latest to receive federal matching funds for state planning activities necessary to implement the electronic health record incentive program established by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

Knapp Medical Center in Weslaco, Texas, reports saving $2.8 million in one year using a performance improvement program.

Payers aren't always in the loop when when physicians and patients get together to map out a healthcare regimen. IBM is looking to the clouds to change that.

The New England Healthcare Institute says the quality and efficiency of primary care could be dramatically improved through the use of team-based care.