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Hospital executives confronted many big issues in 2008, and most of those concerns will be equally as important to them in 2009.The general decline of the U.S. economy has already hit heal...

With the new Obama administration on its way in, Blue Cross, Blue Shield of America, one of the largest health insurers in the country, is planning to help make a mark on reform. "Now is the t...

Veterans will have easier access to world-class healthcare under a Department of Veterans Affairs plan to open 31 new outpatient clinics in 16 states, according to Secretary of Veterans Affairs James...

Fitch Ratings has revised its outlook on the U.S. not-for-profit hospital sector to "negative" from "stable." The revision reflected Fitch's observation of material weakening in several areas affecting hospital creditworthiness.

HOSPITAL EXECUTIVES confronted many big issues in 2008, and most of those concerns will be equally as important to them in 2009.The general decline of the U.S. economy has already hit healthc...

NEWTON, MA. – McKesson Health Solutions and IBM are collaborating to provide business intelligence solutions for payers.Although payers have been aggressively managing medical loss rati...

Medical transcription service provider MedQuist Inc. has paid $6.6 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it overbilled federal government clients, according to the Justice Dep...

A final regulation giving states more flexibility in designing their own Medicaid programs - including adjusting benefit packages to more closely align with beneficiary needs - has been released by th...

NEWARK, NJ – Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey and Partners in Care are expanding their Patient-Centered Medical Home pilot, which manages the care of just under 1,400 diabetics, to o...

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – The WellPoint Institute of Health Care Knowledge has released a study indicating WellPoint’s employer groups save money through consumer-directed health plans.T...