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How one HIX cut testing costs
Healthcare fraud prosecutions on pace to rise 85%
Suit alleges state wrongly denied Medicaid benefits to VA pensioners
AHA Letter Details VBP Program 'Failures'
August 30, 2011
Drug prices soar as hospital suppliers are forced into ’gray market’
Expert warns of healthcare bubble
MA’s Partners posts a $51.7M gain
For WI clinic, EHRs + quality reporting = shared savings
August 29, 2011
Mid-Hudson Valley hospitals battle with flooding from Tropical Storm Irene
Ruling may broaden insurance plans' coverage for mental illness
Is UPMC Health Plan for sale or here to stay?
Cleveland MetroHealth System misses budget projections, on track to lose $1.1M
AK clinics focused on Medicare patients making a difference
Parkland Faces Second Review
Midsized Businesses Grapple with Healthcare Coverage Options
August 26, 2011
Parkland Hospital extends health benefits to employees’ gay, lesbian domestic partners
Thorough study likely won’t put vaccine worries to rest
Doctors face insurance maze
Opinion: CA needs to be able to regulate health insurance premiums
August 25, 2011
Henry Medical Center to Affiliate with Piedmont Healthcare
TJC Calls for Restraint in Diagnostic Radiation
August 24, 2011
CMS Trials Bundled Payments for Episodes of Care
Doctor groups seek changes to CMS disclosure rule
Medicaid privatization firm selection challenged again
Medicare may pay for STD screenings for seniors
CMS Accepts Parkland Hospital's Plan for Corrective Action
August 23, 2011
Hospitals seek more ER patients even as Medicaid tries to lessen demand
Price List Could Be A Radical Medical Tool
HAIs drop under CA initiative
NY woman, university fight against medical errors
August 22, 2011
Data spill in California shows risk of online health files
US scrambling to ease shortage of vital medicine
CMS to expand bid process for Medicare medical supplies
Opinion: An e-ripoff of the U.S.
Parkland Hospital Submits Plan to Remedy Deficiencies, Protect Funding
August 19, 2011
Healthcare's Cottage Supply Chain Needs a Makeover
VA to test cloud collaboration for docs
Is Google eying healthcare once again?
NJ gov. lauds 'safety net' hospitals
OIG: Soaring Medicaid Brand-name Drug Prices Offset by Rebates
Healthcare Workers Still Skeptical About Flu Vaccinations
Healthcare Cost Growth Accelerates Slightly
August 18, 2011
Cuts in healthcare may undermine role in labor market
Over career, most doctors in US will face lawsuit
Pittsburgh hospitals to join in information sharing
MA health center expansion nears finish
Use of RAI for Thyroid Cancer Comes Under Scrutiny
HHS Proposes Rules to Clarify Health Insurance Coverage
August 17, 2011
'Comparative effectiveness research' tackles medicine's unanswered questions
Health plan buyers get a look under the hood
Chicago gets new prescription for better health
Scrambling for cancer drugs
MI tells Blue Cross to extend deadline for residency rule
Price Gouging Spikes Drug Costs Up to 4500%, Purchasing Group Says
MI tells Blue Cross to extend deadline for residency rule
August 16, 2011
Medicaid pays less than Medicare for many prescription drugs, report finds
When a doctor isn’t enough
Home health aides in demand as hospitals try to trim rolls
OCR Unveils HIPAA Hotspots
NAIC Urges Caution in HIX Regulations
August 15, 2011
’Medigap’ policies may be on the table in Congressional debate
IU Health policy: You can’t smoke at work or on off-campus break
Medicare Fraud Probes Keep DOJ Hopping
HHS Unveils Proposed HIX Rules
August 12, 2011
Individual Mandate Unconstitutional, 11th Circuit Appeals Court Rules
Will WI's GOP governor implement healthcare reform?
Hope, doubts over hot chemotherapy baths
August 11, 2011
New leukemia treatment exceeds 'wildest expectations'
AZ judge OKs Medicaid cuts for 135k people
Back to McAllen, TX, this time to look at private insurance spending
Partners to acquire MA nonprofit insurer
St. Francis Hospital (CT) to pay $516K for Medicare overbilling
Rise in CT Use in ED Curbs Admissions, Transfers
August 10, 2011
Health spending more complex than Medicare shows
PGP project pays million in incentives, saves Medicare millions
PDH: Understaffing a Possible Factor in Deaths at CRMC
August 9, 2011
Democrats challenging Obama Administration on Medicaid
CA clinic system embraces online consultations
Demand for safety-net care remains high in Massachusetts
August 8, 2011
Big jumps in insurance premiums will get new scrutiny
HIPAA Auditor Involved in Own Data Breach
August 5, 2011
How will debt-ceiling deal affect Medicare for patients, doctors?
Cost of Medicare's Part D drug plan is dropping
Workers say NYC's bankrupt Peninsula Hospital should get state investigation
4 Docs Indicted in $58M Drug, Fraud Case
OCR Undecided on Including BAs in HIPAA Audits
Pediatric Residency Funding At Risk
August 4, 2011
Potential Medicare payment cuts alarm doctors, hospitals
More Latinos insured in MA
More Latinos insured in MA
MI Physician Faces 20 Years in Prison
States Strengthen Insurance Hike Oversight
August 3, 2011
Debt deal raises pressure on Medicare providers
UT's health insurance experiment built around small businesses
MA wins judgment on discount health plans
Healthcare partnership pays big dividends
Geisinger pays $1.3M to settle questioned Medicare claims
FL submits Medicaid managed care plan to feds for approval
Recruitment Rising as Leadership Priority
CMS Scales Back on Payment Cuts
August 2, 2011
Are hospital-based doctors fueling health spending?
Budget fight on healthcare cuts just beginning
Debt commission might cut Medicare, Medicaid
HHS: No Co-Pays for Preventive Women's Health Services
AHA, NNU Pan Debt Ceiling Proposal
CMS Releases SNF PPS Final Rule for 2012
August 1, 2011
Berwick: U.S. healthcare system fails to deliver
Opposing the health law, Florida refuses millions
NH hospitals say cuts will have regional impact
HIPAA Disclosure Rule Comments Highlight Provider Opposition
HIPAA Access Reports Could Aid Malpractice Attorneys