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By Chip Means | 10:38 am | July 01, 2009
Cutting administrative work out of the healthcare system is the first step to increasing the industry's economic productivity, said David Cutler, a Harvard University economics professor and campaign advisor to President Barack Obama.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:27 am | June 30, 2009
The Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research has recommended that the Department of Health and Human Services prioritize certain types of interventions and populations when allocating $400 million in funding.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:21 am | June 30, 2009
According to a recent survey, health savings accounts continue to be adopted widely, with an ever-growing number of accounts and assets.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:07 am | June 30, 2009
The Department of Health and Human Services has announced that the Obama administration will rescind all or part of three Medicaid regulations that were previously issued and delay the enforcement of a fourth regulation.
By Diana Manos | 10:57 am | June 30, 2009
In its annual state-by-state quality data, released last Friday, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality continues to give states mixed reviews for the quality of care they provide.
By Molly Merrill | 10:41 am | June 30, 2009
First Lady Michelle Obama announced the release of $851 million in grants to Community Health Centers on Monday.
By Richard Pizzi | 04:10 pm | June 29, 2009
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius has released a series of new reports on the healthcare status quo that highlight what she calls the "urgent need" for health reform across the nation.
By Diana Manos | 12:36 pm | June 29, 2009
A Commonwealth Fund study shows how Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Programs have found ways to build medical homes to cut costs and improve care.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:53 am | June 29, 2009
Wolters Kluwer Health has launched inThought, a market research service that offers pharmaceutical forecasting capabilities to help financial analysts, healthcare suppliers and drug makers understand where developmental drugs, medical devices and therapies are positioned and where they are likely headed in the future.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:37 am | June 29, 2009
Worldwide gross medical tourism revenue is projected to grow from $56 billion to $100 billion by 2012, with Asia as a major driver of this growth, according to experts speaking Monday at the Healthcare Travel Exhibition and Congress in Singapore.