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Americans are so dissatisfied with their healthcare system that 82 percent think it should be rebuilt, according to a new survey by The Commonwealth Fund. Payment reform is among the strategies...
National health insurer Humana, Inc. has signed a $245 million deal with Knoxville, Tenn.-based Covenant Health to acquire its subsidiary, PHP Companies, Inc., which does business as Cariten Healthcar...
Combating medical infections in healthcare settings is proving to be profitable for Cardinal Health, which is considering splitting its clinical and medical products units off from the troubled - and...
The government could save lives and cut costs if it made it more difficult to launch a new medication, according to a new study.The study, conducted by Duke University and published August 5...
Managed healthcare company Molina Healthcare Inc., has signed a $42 million deal to acquire Florida NetPASS, LLC, to further extend itself into the Medicaid market.In connection with the tran...
In hopes of reaping both economical and environmental benefits, Marshall Medical Center in Cameron Park, Calif., will install a photovoltaic solar system to power its campus.MMC will use Sola...
Through the Calhoun County "Pathways to Health" initiative, the community of Battle Creek, Mich., has been refining and applying a chronic care model to improve clinical outcomes, boost heal...
The lack of health insurance is preventing more than 11 million Americans from receiving care for chronic illnesses, according to results of a study released yesterday.An article publis...
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc., Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and their subsidiaries (KFHP/H) reported total operating revenue of $10.1 billion for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, compared to $9.4...
The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) reiterated its opposition to the merger of Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Inc. and Independence Blue Cross, during testimony before the U....