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By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | February 07, 2008
Medical costs for employers around the world are expected to increase over the next five years, according to a poll conducted by a global consulting firm. The Watson Wyatt World...
By Healthcare Finance Staff | 01:00 am | February 06, 2008
Allscripts is teaming up with a Hawaii-based physician management services organization on a new product designed to ease pay-for-performance reporting guidelines for physicians....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | February 06, 2008
According to the American Medical Association, medical liability reforms that put limits on non-economic damages help lower malpractice insurance premiums and increase the number of doctors....
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | February 06, 2008
A proposed budget increase for the Food and Drug Administration isn't big enough, critics say. The budget proposed by President Bush for fiscal year 2009 would increase the FDA's budget by $13...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | February 05, 2008
President Bush's fiscal year 2009 budget request, released to Congress Monday, totals more than $3 trillion, with proposed cuts of $200 billion to Medicare and Medicaid and no plans to address the 10....
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | February 05, 2008
According to the Centers of Medicare & Medicaid, the projected cost of providing Medicare beneficiaries with a prescription drug benefit through private health plans has come down again, according to...
By Chelsey Ledue | 01:00 am | February 05, 2008
Many physicians still don't know that a policy change that took effect in October allows them to bill Medicare and Medicaid patients for missed appointments, according to the American Academy of Famil...
By Fred Bazzoli | 01:00 am | February 04, 2008
Despite tightening credit markets, at least one regional brokerage and investment banking firm sees continued activity in healthcare transactions in 2008....
By Molly Merrill | 01:00 am | February 04, 2008
In an attempt to further protect Medicare and its beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule to enhance the enrollment standards for durable medical equipme...
By Diana Manos | 01:00 am | February 04, 2008
Premier Inc. has announced the results of a study on Medicare hospital pay-for-performance, revealing improved quality of care, lower costs and declining patient mortality rates....