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Summa Health System, an Akron, Ohio-based integrated delivery system, has announced a $65 million plan to grow its emergency services network by building two new full-service emergency departments and expanding three existing emergency departments.

Having health insurance is not synonymous with having access to healthcare, according to a survey released by the Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation.

More U.S. pharmacists are working past retirement age to lessen the impact of the bad economy on their families, according to a new workforce report, although job opportunities are still expanding.

Fewer medical malpractice payments were made on behalf of doctors in 2009 than any year on record, according to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has terminated its contract with the Fox Insurance Company.

American Well, which offers Web-based physician visits for members of health plans in Hawaii and Minnesota, has landed another contract closer to home.

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan's subsidiary, Blue Care Networks of Michigan, abandoned plans to purchase Physicians Health Plan of Mid-Michigan after the U.S. Department of Justice said it would file an antitrust lawsuit to block the acquisition.

Odyssey HealthCare, a large national hospice care provider, has signed a multi-year agreement to implement Web-based revenue cycle management technology at its facilities in 30 states.

Adventist HealthCare, a non-profit network of healthcare providers in Rockville, Md., has locked in more than $1.25 million in electricity savings by purchasing power through an online auction process.

A New York-based health maintenance organization has announced the second phase of its patient-centered medical home pilot, which was launched in May 2008.