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In an effort to reduce expenses during a bad economic climate, University of Iowa Health Care plans to trim the size of UI Hospitals and Clinics' 6,600-member work force by eliminating some filled positions.
President Obama met Tuesday at the White House with 24 Senate Democrats to work on health reform. The meeting comes as Congress is currently working on drafting comprehensive reform legislation.
U.S. Bank has launched a new physician-focused payment tool that enables doctors' offices to collect more patient self-pay balances - such as co-pays and deductibles - at the time and point of care.
The Department of Health and Human Services has released $25 million in grants to help seniors, individuals with disabilities and their caregivers apply for special assistance through Medicare and an additional $5 million for a national resource center to support these efforts.
The 161 million Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance are facing substantial increases in out-of-pocket costs, according to a study funded by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Premier healthcare alliance has acquired Phase 2 Consulting, a provider of consulting services to hospitals and health systems.
Progressive groups are poised to spend more than $82 million to support President Barack Obama's healthcare reform plan, according to leaders gathered Monday at the "America’s Future Now" conference in Washington.
HealthGrades has identified the top 340 hospitals in the nation for patient satisfaction following a quality survey by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Thousands of South Carolina college graduates will have to purchase their own healthcare coverage in 2009, due to a 22 percent decrease in the hiring rate since last year, according to the National Association of Colleges and Employers.
The Principles and Practices Board of the Healthcare Financial Management Association has created a sample charity care policy "to assist hospitals to manage their resources responsibly and to provide the appropriate level of assistance to the greatest number of persons in need."