More than two years ago, Philadelphia-based Lower Bucks Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, but the hospital has recently paid off its $70 million in debt, according to a Bucks County Courier Times report.
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In a 6-2 vote, the California Senate Appropriations Committee passed the California Universal Health Care Act, which would establish a single-payor healthcare system, and sent it to the Senate floor for approval, according to a Los Angeles Times report.
During the economic recession, Mississippi hospitals contributed roughly $11.9 billion toward the state economy, according to a report from the Mississippi Hospital Association.
Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $158 million to Texas to settle allegations of Medicaid fraud, according to a news release from the office of Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott. An investigation found J&J’s subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, engaged in…
Satilla Regional Medical Center in Waycross, Ga., has paid $840,000 to settle federal allegations that it submitted Medicare claims for unnecessary procedures, according to a Florida Times-Union report.
An analysis has found Medicare cuts to hospitals could cost 278,000 jobs overall by 2021, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association. H.R. 3630, which extends the Social Security tax holiday, unemployment insurance and Medicare physician payment…
Today is the deadline for hospitals to submit accountable care organization applications to CMS for the April 1 start date. The acceptance period began Dec. 1. This round of applications will be either approved or denied no later than March…
CMS has accepted a corrective action plan submitted by Cape Fear Valley Health System in Fayetteville, N.C., allowing the health system to keep its Medicare funding, according to a WRAL report.
Greenville (S.C.) Hospital System has implemented a new policy that requires all hospital employees to receive influenza vaccinations, according to a Greenville Online report.
University of Michigan Health System, based in Ann Arbor, is expanding with a new health center in Northville Township, Mich., according to a U-M Health System news release.