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Limits on COBRA health insurance for the unemployed would be extended from nine to 15 months under legislation passed by the U.S. House, according to the Employment Law Update.
Hospital prices declined by 0.5 percent in November but were 2.3 percent higher than a year ago, according to a release by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will soon begin its annual survey of healthcare providers' satisfaction with contractors who process and pay Medicare fee-for-service claims, according to a report by AHANewsNow.
A report by Rick Foster, chief actuary for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, found that the profitability of nearly one in five hospitals and nursing homes in the United States could be harmed by provisions in the Senate's…
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission is considering a draft recommendation to Congress that would provide a full "market basket" update for FY 2011 for both inpatient and outpatient hospital payments, according to a report by AHANewsNow.
Boston-based Partners HealthCare posted a $45 million gain for fiscal year 2009, after posting an $18 million deficit for the first nine months of FY 2009, according to a report in The Boston Globe.
Pittsburgh-based West Penn Allegheny Health System reported a net profit of $4.3 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2010, a marked improvement over the $16 million loss the system posted for the first quarter of FY 2009, according…
As the recession continues to beat up on the industry, we asked a number of hospital executives where they expect to still make a profit in 2010. Here are nine ways they suggest.
The operating margins of hospitals in New Jersey fell to 0.2 percent in 2008, their lowest point since 1999, according to the New Jersey Hospital Association cited in a report by the Philadelphia Business Journal.
A report issued by the White House Office of Management and Budget found that Medicare, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage programs spent $54 billion in improper payments for healthcare in fiscal year 2009, an increase of $26 billion over FY 2008,…