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Disaster planning for healthcare organizations is underfunded, resulting in a system that is poorly equipped for an increasing number of natural and man-made disasters. Lack of fun...

Physicians' groups fears about expected Medicare payment cuts took a significant step toward reality on Thursday, with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issuing a final rule calling for a 1...

The volume of contributions increased to nearly $8 billion to healthcare providers in 2006, but the growth in giving didn't equal the amount of growth the previous year. According to ana...

A bill that would provide health insurance for 10 million children and would aim to entice House Republicans to override a potential presidential veto advanced in the Senate yesterday, despite resista...

Speakers lined up for the first Leadership Forum on Medical Tourism say the industry could prompt a movement to transparency in healthcare pricing. Key topics that the forum wi...

Operating costs rose faster than revenue in many medical group practices in 2006, according to two surveys released at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Medical Group Management Association....

The Principal Financial Group of Des Moines, Iowa has announced that it will pay certain customer fees on health savings accounts and health reimbursement arrangements for a limited t...

Presidential hopeful Sen. Joseph Biden (D-Del.) said last Thursday that he stands behind universal healthcare coverage, but would not aim to replace or diminish the role of employer-based healthcare t...

While providers say patient-centered care is a top priority, most fall short on delivering it, the author of a new report says. The Commonwealth Fund study, authored by D. Sh...

Only a week after failing to override a presidential veto, House Democrats have pulled together replacement legislation to expand the State Children’s Health Insurance Program. Th...