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By Richard Pizzi | 11:38 am | May 13, 2009
The Medicare trust fund will be exhausted by 2017, two years earlier than originally projected, according to the annual report by Medicare Trustees.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:26 am | May 13, 2009
Elderly Medicare beneficiaries are more satisfied with their healthcare and experience fewer problems accessing and paying for care than Americans with employer-sponsored insurance, according to a study by Commonwealth Fund researchers.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:52 am | May 13, 2009
The American Hospital Association is urging the House Financial Services Committee to include tax-exempt hospital bonds in any legislation to help the municipal securities market.
By Diana Manos | 06:17 pm | May 12, 2009
President Barack Obama will have a key role in healthcare reform, according to Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 05:13 pm | May 12, 2009
UNC Hospitals, a 724-bed academic medical center located in Chapel Hill, N.C., plans to implement a new automated Software-as-a-Service tool to manage the hospital's supply contracts and services agreements.
By Bernie Monegain | 11:39 am | May 12, 2009
Automating the nation's healthcare system could save the government nearly $600 billion in spending over the next decade and $9 trillion over the next 25 years, according to the Center for American Progress Action Fund and the Democratic Leadership Council.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:32 am | May 12, 2009
The Carolinas HealthCare System has introduced a wellness plan that will pay employees to enhance their health and fitness.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:23 am | May 12, 2009
The U.S. Comptroller General has announced the appointment of two new members and the reappointment of five existing members to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, or MedPAC.
By Chelsey Ledue | 10:52 am | May 12, 2009
Women are more likely than men to feel the pinch of rising health costs and eroding health benefits, a new Commonwealth Fund study finds.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:49 am | May 12, 2009
The leadership of Willamette Falls Hospital in Oregon City, Ore., has approved an agreement to join Providence Health and Services, a not-for-profit health system with facilities in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon and California.