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By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | September 15, 2008
A study released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation shows when it comes to advertising, insurers favor Medicare Advantage over stand-alone drug plans.According to the study, insurers placed...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | September 15, 2008
The respiratory disposables and reusable respiratory accessories market is undergoing a dramatic change caused in part by a recent government regulation that bans the use of chlorofluorocarbon in inha...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Seven states have received $8.3 million in federal grants to increase awareness of home- and community-based long-term care options for people leaving hospitals who otherwise may enter a traditional n...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Five years after the implementation of extensive medical liability reforms, Texas hospitals report major reductions in liability costs and reinvestment of savings in new patient-oriented programs....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
Kindred Healthcare, Inc., a Louisville, Ky.-based healthcare services company, has announced plans to dispose of two of its unprofitable long-term acute care hospitals.Kindred has signed a $2...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | September 12, 2008
A growing number of providers and health plans surveyed by the eHealth Initiative report a positive return on their healthcare exchange investments, according to eHi's fifth annual survey, released Th...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
Officials at MedAvant Healthcare Solutions have received approval from a bankruptcy court to sell the struggling provider of healthcare technology and transaction services for $24.35 million....
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
A growing number of providers and health plans surveyed by the eHealth Initiative report a positive return on their healthcare exchange investments, according to eHi's fifth annual survey, released Th...
By Richard Pizzi | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
Officials at Provena Covenant Medical Center are seeking an Illinois Supreme Court review of a ruling by a state's appellate court which reversed an earlier order to restore the religious and charitab...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | September 11, 2008
The Geisinger Health System in Pennsylvania has reportedly reduced hospital admissions by 20 percent and saved 7 percent in total medical costs by providing a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) mode...