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AmeriHealth Mercy, one of the largest Medicaid managed care plans in the country, has teamed with Boston-based healthcare communications network company NaviNet on a pilot program that will push prescription and clinical patient information to providers' handheld devices.
Walk-in health clinics and urgent care clinics are growing at a fast pace in the United States, their popularity fueled by convenience and affordability. A new urgent care clinic, Medhattan, is set to open this month in the shadow of Ground Zero. Its owners hope their facility will set a new standard of care.
Commercial plans paid $2.1 million and Medicaid paid $900,000 toward state's Multi-Payer PCMH Program's first biannual transformation payment.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Wednesday awarded $56.3 million for the development of five new drugs to treat injuries associated with acute radiation syndrome.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded $103 million in grants to 61 states and communities to help fight chronic disease, the leading cause of death in Americans.
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care (HMO/POS) tops the list of America's best health plans named by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for the eighth year in a row.
Use of generic prescription drugs in the United States has saved consumers and the healthcare system $931 billion over the last 10 years, according to a new report from the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA).
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) granted $109 million Tuesday for states and the District of Columbia to fund reviews of health insurance rate hikes.
Happiness in this World has an interesting post from last November, which tells the story of a misdiagnosis of one physician by another. The problem: “early closure,” or jumping to conclusions.
Steward Health Care System, the largest integrated community care organization and community hospital network in New England, announced last week that it is teaming with Tufts Health Plan to create a community hospital network health plan aimed at dramatically deceasing health insurance costs for small businesses.