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By Chelsey Ledue | 10:58 am | March 31, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide beneficiaries with more "meaningful choices" among Medicare Advantage and Medicare prescription drug plans as it continues to build on its oversight efforts.
By Eric Wicklund | 05:14 pm | March 30, 2009
Siemens Healthcare of Deerfield, Ill., has signed a five-year contract renewal with the Sysmex Corporation of Japan to allow clinical laboratory customers around the world to have continued access to a wide array or coagulation instruments and tests.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:54 am | March 30, 2009
Pennsylvania's hospitals annually contribute approximately $84 billion and 625,000 jobs to the state's economy, according to a new report by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania.
By Diana Manos | 11:35 am | March 30, 2009
The Government Accountability Office is calling for greater federal efforts to gather data on the risk of healthcare-associated infections in ambulatory surgical centers.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:33 am | March 30, 2009
Medicare is launching a four-state demonstration to determine if cash incentives will improve the quality of care and efficiency of operations in nursing homes.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:18 am | March 30, 2009
Methodist Hospital in Houston has agreed to pay the U.S. government $9.99 million to settle allegations that it defrauded the federal Medicare program.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:45 am | March 30, 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released $338 million in grants to expand services offered at the nation’s community health centers.
By Chelsey Ledue | 11:33 am | March 27, 2009
Approximately 29 percent of Hispanic adults decided against filling a prescription for cost reasons, according to a national poll conducted by the Consumer Reports National Research Center.
By Diana Manos | 11:30 am | March 27, 2009
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced a bill Wednesday that would create a federal single-payer healthcare system.
By Richard Pizzi | 11:10 am | March 27, 2009
The stem cell industry is expected to thrive in the United States now that President Barack Obama has lifted the federal funding restrictions on stem cell research, according to a new report.