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Employment in the U.S. healthcare sector grew by 17,000 jobs in April, although the national unemployment rate rose to 8.9 percent, according to recent data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Expanded details of President Barack Obama's fiscal year 2010 budget, released Thursday by the White House, indicates $879 billion will be set aside for the Department of Health and Human Services – an estimated $63 billion increase over fiscal year 2009.
GE's new "healthymagination" project aims to cut healthcare costs, and among all the numbers - including the company's $6 billion investment pledge - the number 15 seems to hold the key.
Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), a senior member of the two Senate committees responsible for drafting health reform, said he has concerns with Democrats' plans to give the government more power in healthcare.
The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services has signed a five-year, $84 million contract with a private vendor to manage the state's Medicaid program.
The Commonwealth Fund, along with eight others, is launching a national Safety Net Medical Home Initiative, which will provide $6 million over four years to help 68 community health centers in five states become patient-centered medical homes.
One of the nation's largest electronic health record vendors is teaming up with a major healthcare distributor in an effort to convince solo and small-practice physicians to adopt healthcare IT.
How to bring down the costs of the country's $2.4 trillion healthcare system and make care affordable for all Americans dominated the discussion Tuesday as the Senate Finance Committee convened for a hearing on how best to fix a broken system.
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, testifying at her first Congressional hearing Wednesday, stoutly defended President Barack Obama's reform plans.
At a speech before the United Nurses of America's 12th National Nurses Congress, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius challenged hospitals to work to reduce healthcare associated infections.