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A new study reveals that Midwestern states receive less funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention than other states and seeks to unveil how federal public health dollars are spent....
A final regulation released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services allows nearly a million Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources to remain in the prescription drug plan i...
Two large pharmaceutical companies are being asked to defend themselves against charges that they withheld information that an enhanced cholesterol-lowering drug is no more effective than generic stat...
A study published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports that 59 percent of U.S. physicians support the idea of national health insurance....
The HumanaDental Insurance Company, a division of the Louisville, Ky.-based insurer, plans to begin screening for oral cancer to some members as part of its coverage. The company s...
Global Med Technologies has inked a $11.5 million deal to acquire private European software company Inlong, SA, and its German and related subsidiaries. Inlog, based in Lyon...
Short of bringing an accountant into the operating room, hospitals don't have many options for easily and accurately determining OR revenues and cost consumption. Picis, Inc....
Western Governors University has been awarded a three-year, $725,000 nursing grant by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation - a step the foundation believes will help provide the nation with more nurses...
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on Friday updated the Hospital Compare consumer Web site to give consumers more information about their hospitals....
Atlanta-based MedAssets has formed a vendor management program designed to help hospitals fully develop and implement vendor policies. The program, developed and launched by the company's Spend...