The American Hospital Association, along with five other hospital groups, has asked Congress to remove a provision changing Medicare's "72 Hour Rule" for therapeutic services from the American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act, according to a report in AHA…
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New York's 1,171-bed Mount Sinai Hospital refinanced some $331 million at a discounted rate compared to those of its peers, spurred by an improved credit rating and borrowing costs on tax-exempt debt that were at a nine-week low, according to…
Health Management Associates has announced it acquired a 60 percent interest in three Shands HealthCare hospitals.
Here are the fair market value ranges of total management fees for 12 common service line co-management arrangements in hospitals, according to HealthCare Appraisers' Healthcare Transactions 2009 Year in Review.
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center in Idaho Falls, Idaho, and West Valley Medical Center in Caldwell, Idaho, will continue to provide in-network medical care to all Medicare Advantage members enrolled in plans offered by Humana under terms of a renewal…
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Beverly, Mass.-based Northeast Health Systems Physician Hospital Organization have signed a five-year Alternative Quality Contract, making the organization the first North Shore physician group to adopt BCBSMA's global payment model, according to a…
With unprecedented backing from politicians, regulators and employers, Massachusetts health insurers are vowing to cut payment rates in current contract negotiations with hospitals, according to a report by the Boston Globe.
A group of private equity firms that specialize in the healthcare industry have formed a new Chicago-based, nonprofit trade association called the Healthcare Private Equity Association, according to a press release.
New York hospitals said CMS' proposal to cut reimbursements nationwide to reflect alleged upcoding of services is unfair and would cause $250 million a year in losses in New York alone, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.
HCA's plans for an initial public offering of shares could prompt more IPOs from other for-profit healthcare companies, from hospitals to ASCs, according to a report by the Nashville Business Journal.