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While pay-for-performance (P4P) and public quality-reporting programs may contribute to the improvement of healthcare quality, a recent study suggests that such programs might also decrease quality of...

Lighthouse1 of Minneapolis, a provider of consumer-driven healthcare benefits administration solutions, has announced a partnership with Avon, Conn.-based Evolution Benefits...

Two large mergers of healthcare insurers were criticized this week, as healthcare provider organizations and others questioned the effect that diminished competition would have on prices and services....

States will receive varying shares of a $30 million federal grant to provide local health insurance counseling for Medicare beneficiaries, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced....

By Rishabh Mehrotra and Newt Gingrich What does the ideal Medicaid program look like? The answer is not obvious. One key challenge for policymak...

The majority of state Medicaid programs are using some form of pay-for-performance model or are considering implementing one, according to a new report released by the Commonwealth Fund and IPRO....

Improving patient care and satisfaction are the top business issues facing executives at healthcare delivery systems across the country, according to the 18th annual HIMSS Leadership survey released t...

Standard business rules have been released by a collaborative organization to facilitate the data exchange process between providers and insurers. The rules were...

YouDecide.com, Inc., a Duluth, Ga-based provider of voluntary employee benefit products and services and a division of the Vbenx Corporation, has acquired the RewardsPlus of A...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. recently announced that it will partner with the University of Arkansas and Blue Cross Blue Shield to conduct research on how to advance healthcare IT in the U.S....