South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed legislation that will cut payments to Medicaid providers by 3 percent across the board, according to a Spartanburg Herald Journal report.
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The Internal Revenue Service's review of community benefit activities of tax-exempt hospitals is now underway, according to an AHA News Now report.
Non-urban, freestanding hospitals around the country are considering consolidation with larger providers as a means for improving efficiency, accessing capital and adapting to changes under health reform that may make hospital finances even tighter. However, independent hospitals still have a…
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reported hospital stays for uninsured patients rose 21 percent from 2003-2008, after little change from 1998-2003, according to a report by Health News Digest.
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has voted 15 to 1 to recommend CMS require prior authorization before certain physicians can order imaging tests, according to a Cardiovascular Business report. The recommendation would apply to those physicians who order more advanced…
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The California State Assembly has passed a bill that would allow hospitals to apply for a seven-year extension of the 2013 deadline to meet seismic safety requirements, which are expected to cost $41.7 billion statewide, according to a San Jose…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System earned $60.1 million in net income in 2010, up from $30.4 million in 2009, according to a news release by the health system.
CVS Caremark's MinuteClinic has entered into a clinical affiliation with Oak Brook, Ill.-based Advocate Health Care and Advocate Physician Partners in which Advocate physicians will serve as medical directors for 23 MinuteClinic locations around Chicago and in Bloomington, Ill., according…
The IRS has begun reviewing the community benefit activities of tax-exempt hospitals, as mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to KPMG.
More than seven out of 10 adults believe the U.S. health system needs fundamental change or complete rebuilding, according to a study published by The Commonwealth Fund.