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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...
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....
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
Despite tightening credit markets, at least one regional brokerage and investment banking firm sees continued activity in healthcare transactions in 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...
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....