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STATE MEDICAID DIRECTORS say regulatory changes proposed by the Bush administration for Medicaid policy will be much larger than predicted, and a new report blasts the administration for its approach...
CHICAGO – In a deal that could affect more than 150,000 U.S. physicians and another 700 hospitals, Allscripts and Misys Healthcare have announced a merger....
FOREIGN NURSES have been denied American visas for more than a year even as the healthcare industry struggles to deal with a shortage, according to healthcare recruiters and hospital executives....
NEW YORK – Uncertainties related to the subprime mortgage crisis and the financial health of investment banking firms continue to create a borrowing crisis for some healthcare organizations....
The annual Medicare Trustees report, released Tuesday, indicates Medicare spending is growing faster than the economy, potentially leaving the Medicare Hospital Trust Fund under-financed within the ne...
Roughly one-third of the respondents to a recent AFL-CIO story say they've skipped medical care due to the cost. The labor organization released the results of the online survey th...
Medicare beneficiaries who are poor, old, chronically ill or have low incomes are disproportionately affected by out-of-pocket costs under the federal program, according to a study by The Commonwealth...
Two multi-specialty medical groups will automate their payer contract management processes and monitor payer compliance to recover and boost overall revenue. Harvard Va...
A new survey indicates employers are watching their employees' healthcare spending in an effort to hold down rising healthcare costs. Survey results released Monday by Mercer...
States are likely to crack down harder in the near future on Medicaid billing errors, including accidental up-coding, according to Robert Holster, CEO of New York City-based Health Management Systems,...