Ending a yearlong feud over reimbursement cuts, Chicago-based Rush System for Health, parent of Rush University Medical Center, and health insurer Aetna signed a three-year deal that would keep the system in Aetna's coverage network, according to a Crain's Chicago…

CMS has announced that 1,557 hospitals will receive higher Medicare payments for quality ratings as part of the Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

The article below is reprinted with permission from The Capital Issue, a quarterly newsletter published by Lancaster Pollard.From the looming "fiscal cliff" in the United States to the continued debate over growth versus austerity abroad, economic risks continue to drive…

Here are eight issues dealing with Medicare or Medicaid that occurred in the past week, starting with the most recent.

Serving six counties and 150,000 residents is a big task for a small hospital like Cullman (Ala.) Regional Medical Center, and it presents financial challenges for CFO Nesha Donaldson to manage a huge need with 145 beds.

Providers in North Carolina called for judicial review of a finding that allows insurers to change some reimbursement policies without renegotiation, according to a report by theTriangle Business Journal.

Today, HHS conditionally approved Delaware, Minnesota and Rhode Island to move forward with their proposed plans for statewide health insurance exchanges, a key feature of the health reform law.

Bruce Bodaken, Blue Shield of California's retiring CEO, said adapting to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act "will be the biggest challenge that I think any health plan CEO will face over the next several years," according to a…

President Barack Obama and leaders in Congress have yet to reach a deal to avert the so-called "fiscal cliff" of tax increases and spending cuts, but for hospital leaders, going over the cliff may be the best option.

Payment variation exists in almost every hospital market in the country, and in the Rhode Island commercial arena, some hospitals received twice the amount of reimbursement for similar care provided, according to a report prepared for Rhode Island's Office of…