An Ohio county judge has put a one-month hold on Ohio's new Medicaid managed care contracts after Aetna issued a complaint over the state's latest move, according to a Columbus Dispatch report.
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The next CEO of Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas will earn roughly $950,000, according to a Dallas Business Journal report.
Mesquite, Nev.-based Mesa View Regional Hospital's CEO Kirkpatrick "Kapua" Conley has accepted a position as CEO of Fallbrook (Calif.) Hospital, according to a Mesquite Citizen report.
St. Dominic Hospital in Jackson, Miss., is moving forward with construction on a sports complex despite the fact it is embroiled in a lawsuit with a former Major League Baseball player over a similar project on the same land, according…
CMS has awarded 14 states and the District of Columbia $127,000 each to strengthen programs that help consumers in enroll in health plans, as well as file complaints and appeals, according to an AHA News Now report.
Union Hospital in Dover, Ohio, is bracing to serve more uninsured residents and a potential batch of newly insured ones with a proposal for a $10 million emergency room expansion, according to a Times Reporter report.
Chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Tom Harkin (D-Iowa) says his party is proposing drafts for different contingences in the event the Supreme Court overturns part or all of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act…
The following is reprinted with permission from HFA Partners.Uncompensated care is nothing new for healthcare providers, but in the current economy and high unemployment environment, properly accounting for bad debt has become a major concern for rating agencies and investors…
If the Supreme Court strikes down part or all of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Thursday, there is a large consensus among leaders of hospitals, health plans and investment firms that the trajectory of some healthcare reforms will…
The American Hospital Association has sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee suggesting how to prevent and combat Medicare and Medicaid waste, fraud and abuse, according to an AHA News Now report.