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By Healthcare Finance Staff | 12:27 pm | October 01, 2009
A professional nurses organization announced Thursday that they would like to be included in the ongoing debate over healthcare reform.
By Center for American Progress | 04:26 pm | September 09, 2009
This video from the Center for American Progress illustrates the concept of the health insurance exchange.
By Bernie Monegain | 12:14 pm | September 08, 2009
The market for medical automation technology is forecast to grow from $13.1 billion this year to $23.2 billion in 2014, according to BCC Research.
By Richard Pizzi | 10:53 am | September 01, 2009
Current methods used to estimate the costs of federal health initiatives may not capture the full impact of steps to prevent and manage chronic disease, according to a study published in Health Affairs.
By Richard Pizzi | 04:10 pm | August 28, 2009
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced in late July that acute care hospitals would receive a 2.1 percent inflation update in their payment rates in fiscal year 2010.
10:55 am | August 27, 2009
Congress' healthcare reform debate has highlighted how American governance is broken and the difficulty of addressing our national problems.
By Center for American Progress | 01:59 pm | August 17, 2009
Peter Harbage explains the differences between the individual market and employee-sponsored health insurance in the context of health insurance reform in this video from the Center for American Progress' YouTube channel.
By Diana Manos | 12:50 pm | August 11, 2009
A report issued by the Department of Health and Human Services indicates the current health insurance system "leaves millions behind" due to coverage denial practices.
By Center for American Progress | 03:35 pm | August 06, 2009
In this video from the Center for American Progress' YouTube channel, Peter Harbage explains how small businesses are impacted by high healthcare costs.
By Richard Pizzi | 12:20 pm | August 05, 2009
For the first time, Consumer Reports will provide patient satisfaction ratings for more than 3,400 hospitals across the United States.