In financing the nonfederal share of Medicaid program costs, states increasingly rely on funds from healthcare providers and local governments, according to a report from the Government Accountability Office. Here are seven things to know about Medicaid funding from the…
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It's important to consider context before proclaiming that physicians in the U.S. are overpaid, Kevin Pho, MD — founder of KevinMD.com —writes in a USA Today opinion piece.
Health insurer WellPoint has reported an 8.6 percent decrease in second-quarter net income, from $800.1 million in the 2013 to $731.1 million this year.
Second-quarter income at health insurer Humana decreased by 18.1 percent, from $420 million in 2013 to $344 million this year.
More than 8.2 million Medicare beneficiaries have saved $11.5 billion on prescription drugs since 2010 under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, according to HHS.
Community Hospital in Munster, Ind., opened a $34 million family birthing unit expansion project, according to report by The Times of Northwest Indiana.
Detroit Medical Center will open its $78 million heart hospital on Aug. 4.
Van Nuys, Calif.-based Valley Presbyterian Hospital received a $100,000 grant from the California Community Foundation for the implementation of a medication reconciliation pilot program in the emergency department.
Baltimore-based University of Maryland Schools of Dentistry and Medicine received a $10.7 million grant award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health to study the causes, prevention and treatment of sexually-transmitted diseases.
In a 3-0 ruling, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has ruled against a conservative group that filed a lawsuit alleging Congress violated the origination clause of the Constitution by imposing new taxes when it…