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WASHINGTON – Both the public and private sectors took steps last month to test the concept that keeping employees healthy will save money on healthcare. In Washington, two...
PORTLAND, ME – Maine physicians stand to lose about $27 million in Medicare reimbursements by 2016 – a relatively low figure compared to the losses pending in other states. New York, for i...
WASHINGTON – Advocacy groups are applauding Rep. Pete Stark’s (D-Calif.) proposal to protect Medicare beneficiaries from marketing practices that he deems “propaganda.”...
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGNS are heating up along with the summer weather and healthcare is definitely invited to the garden party. But, experts say, this doesn’t mean healthcare will necessarily...
WASHINGTON – After Congress deferred a 5 percent cut to physicians’ reimbursements for Medicare services late last year, the Congressional Budget Office warned that the deferral could resu...
WESTCHESTER, IL – It’s time for healthcare organizations to simplify pricing approaches to build public trust and to take mistrust out of the contracting process. In relea...
WASHINGTON – As of July, the nation’s providers were still waiting for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to issue the final regulation to implement radical changes in the reimbu...
LOUISVILLE, KY – Ventas Inc., a real estate investment trust, has sold 22 underperforming facilities to Kindred Healthcare Inc. for $175 million. The properties include 21 skill...
CLEVELAND – In this era of consumer healthcare and a competitive provider landscape, having a patient portal is a priority for hospitals, according to Deborah Kohn, principal of Dak Systems Cons...
A bipartisan panel appointed by President Bush is calling for an overhaul of how the country cares for its wounded war veterans. The cost: $500 million a year for now, and as much as $1 billion a year...