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WASHINGTON – As part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, Congress appropriated $50 million each year in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 and $75 million for 2009 and each subsequent year for the Cen...
BETHESDA, MD – Hospitals looking to make their patients a little happier while tapping into an overlooked revenue stream might be interested in a new partnership between GetWellNetwork, Inc. and...
A CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLYMAN introduced legislation last month requiring insurers to seek approval from a state agency before canceling a policy. Just days later, Los Angeles’ city attorney fi...
NEWARK, NJ – Partners in Care and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey’s one-year pilot on the patient centered medical home (PC-MH) has demonstrated improved clinical outcomes and...
WASHINGTON – Premier, Inc. recently announced results of a study on Medicare hospital pay-for- performance revealing improved quality of care, lower costs and declining patient mortality rates....
WASHINGTON –Several healthcare groups have banded together to ask Congress for an increase in federal funding of Medicaid program subsidies. The National Governors Association h...
CHEYENNE, WY – In early 2004, the Wyoming Department of Health began developing a program within Medicaid (EqualityCare) to improve the health management of its population, regardless of...
TALLAHASSEE, FL – According to the 2006 Census, Florida ranks 46th in the country in health insurance coverage, with 21.2 percent (3.8 million residents) uninsured. To ta...
By Bernie Monegain, Contributing Editor, and Fred Bazzoli, Editor A six-month government investigation has led to charges that a company with an extensive database of healthcare bi...
Ama advocates for med students and residents The American Medical Association (AMA) successfully secured a number of provisions in the higher education reauthorization bill, kn...