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A.M. Best Company will rate U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems, beginning first with provider-owned health plans, the company announced Aug. 9. Market demand has led A.M. Best i...
Onex Corp.'s recent healthcare industry transactions have helped steer the Canadian conglomerate into strong financial standing. The company has announced that its second qua...
Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson estimates his plan for universal healthcare could save the government $110 billion a year. The cost of his plan, he said, would be between $104 billio...
Senate legislation introduced August 3 calls for an overhaul of the $400 million program charged with ensuring the quality and efficiency of Medicare services. Sens. Chuck Gr...
The full Senate yesterday approved the Senate Finance Committee's proposed $35 billion expansion of the State Children's Health Insurance Program. The 68-31 vote comes one day after the House approved...
Solidcore Systems, Inc., a Cupertino, Calif-based provider of change control software for critical systems, has announced that WorkingRx, a provider of workers' compensation pharmacy...
Hospital groups across the country today are assessing the potential impact of the final IPPS rule issued by the Ce...
The nation's hospitals will get an extra year to adapt to Medicare's new severity-adjusted payment system, according to a final rule released Aug. 1 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services....
The House of Representatives passed the Children's Health and Medicare Protection (CHAMP) Act in a 225 to 204 vote on Aug. 1. The legislation, which w...
The federal government has announced additional steps to limit the risk of fraud in the durable medical equipment contracting process. Late last week, the Centers...