Rep. Joe Barton of Texas, in line to become chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee in the expected Republican takeover of the House, plans seven areas of investigation of the Obama administration involving the healthcare reform law, according to…
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Ken Beverly, former president and CEO of Archbold Medical Center in Thomasville, Ga., has been accused of falsifying documents to the Georgia Department of Community Health in order to pocket $9 million in Medicaid funds that were not rightfully due,…
Officials from West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh say approximately 400 employees will lose jobs due to the consolidation of its two city-based acute-care hospitals, according to a WPAHS news release.
Two healthcare organizations are fighting for agency approval to develop hospitals in Florida’s Sumter County, where population growth is exceeding hospital capacity, according to a Star-Banner report.
People may be able to save on premiums by selecting hospitals and doctors in high-performance networks, which are on the rise despite physician complaints, according to an NPR report.
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Fitch Ratings has upgraded hospital operator HCA's credit rating for its senior secured second lien notes from B+/RR3 to BB-/RR2, removing the "rating watch positive" status for the company, according to a Bloomberg Businessweek report.
Providence, R.I.-based Lifespan will enter into a bundled payment contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island that will pay the health system's four hospitals on a per day or per procedure basis, rather than with a straight fee-for-service…
Brentwood, Tenn.-based LifePoint Hospitals has released its third quarter 2010 results, with revenues from continuing operations reaching $832.3 million, up 11.7 percent from $745 million in the third quarter of 2009, according to a LifePoint news release.
St. Louis-based Ascension Health has announced it will open an office in Indianapolis to provide support services to its 70 hospitals and more than 400 facilities, according to an Indianapolis Star report.
El Centro Regional Medical Center, located in Imperial County, Calif., has agreed to pay $2.2 million to the government to settle Medicare fraud allegations, according to a DOJ news release.