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BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina is opening the company's first retail outlet in Mount Pleasant, S.C. BCBS of South Carolina will offer insurance for individuals as well as children's policies at the store.
A new report from the Noblis Center for Health Innovation, a non-profit healthcare advisory firm, has found that hospitals and health systems are cutting back on both capital spending and unprofitable services as a result of the economic crisis.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan plans to cut as many as 1,000 jobs and seek state approval to raise rates on its individual health insurance products.
A new study by clinicians at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center shows that the use of a remote monitoring technology coupled with a clinician notification system can boost patient outcomes as well as reduce costs.
With the nation's capital preparing for Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, Congress has been busy pushing healthcare to the front of issues the new president will face on his first day in office.
Nobel Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman has urged President Obama to make universal healthcare his biggest priority, second only to rescuing the economy.
The number of cases of hypothermia and other cold-related diseases has risen with the season, and cases can be costly for hospitals because treatment in the emergency department is resource-intensive, according to a recent study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Member physicians of South Jersey Healthcare, an integrated healthcare system offering hospital, ambulatory care and home healthcare services, will be receiving financial subsidies to use electronic health records.
A trip to the doctor just got a whole lot easier in Hawaii. Starting Thursday, residents of the nation's 50th state were able to connect with their doctors online through the Hawaii Medical Service Association's new Online Care service.
United HealthGroup and Aetna have agreed to pay millions of dollars to members who were scammed in what New York investigators called a "rigged" billing system.