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By Diana Manos | 10:43 pm | November 08, 2009
Healthcare stakeholder groups have praised the House's passage of the Affordable Health Care for America Act but eagerly anticipate a companion bill that could repeal the "broken physician payment formula."
By John Andrews | 05:23 pm | November 06, 2009
When it comes to financial health, the hospital emergency department has sustained major trauma from the economy
By Eric Wicklund | 05:19 pm | November 06, 2009
A company known for pushing health information technology into the hands of physicians is now offering solutions for getting them paid.
By Eric Wicklund | 05:18 pm | November 06, 2009
RealMed is applying the old adage “Time is money” to the medical claims clearinghouse business.
By Eric Wicklund | 05:16 pm | November 06, 2009
The CIT Group, Inc., a provider of financing to small businesses and mid-market companies, including healthcare providers and vendors, ended four months of frenzied negotiations by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Nov. 1.
By Patty Enrado | 05:14 pm | November 06, 2009
More than a month after the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association announced it was putting its Blue Healthcare Bank up for sale, no potential buyers have stepped forward, even in a market churning with consolidation.
By Patty Enrado | 05:12 pm | November 06, 2009
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida is selling two new health cards to consumers through Winn Dixie and CVS pharmacy stores across Florida.
By Patty Enrado | 05:09 pm | November 06, 2009
Payers are incorporating green initiatives into everything from facilities to office equipment.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:07 pm | November 06, 2009
Despite the economy and subsequent fall in market prices, the cost of long-term care has gone up, according to the 2009 MetLife Market Survey of Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Adult Day Services and Home Care Costs.
By Chelsey Ledue | 05:05 pm | November 06, 2009
In the midst of a round one re-bid cycle for Medicare’s durable medical equipment competitive bidding process, a bill calling for its elimination has been introduced in the House of Representatives.