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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...
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...
BENTONVILLE, AR - Wal-Mart is partnering with local hospital systems to open co-branded clinics across the country that officials say will tout greater savings for all involved. Wal-Mart...
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...
WASHINGTON – A large medical device and equipment trade organization, as well as two large manufacturers of supplies, have voiced qualified support for a law that would disclose companies’...
New York City will spend about $30 million to equip more than 1,000 primary care physician offices with electronic health records, enough to cover 1 million patients. According to...
DOJ JOINS Whistleblower suits against 3 hospitals The U.S. Department of Justice has announced its collaboration with three whistleblowers in two lawsuits against three New Jersey hos...