Blue Cross Blue Shield has launched new programs in Connecticut and New York under which primary care physicians will be paid more for quality and cost improvements.
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Although the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center experienced growth in net patient revenue and total operating revenue in the second quarter of its 2012 fiscal year, the health system's net profit was down 29 percent from the same quarter a…
Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare has withdrawn its offer to purchase Christ Hospital in Jersey City, N.J., according to a Jersey Journal report.
Health insurer Cigna's net income totaled $290 million in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2011, down 37 percent from $461 million in the same quarter of 2010, according to a Cigna news release.
Several hospitals associations — including the American Hospital Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges and the Federation of American Hospitals — sent a letter (pdf) to Congress asking that new payroll tax cut and sustainable growth rate legislation not…
House Reps. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) and Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) have proposed a bill that would increase payments to rural hospitals that take a disproportionate share of Medicare and Medicaid patients, according to a news release from the office of…
St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson, Md., has narrowed its search for a strategic partner to three candidates, according to a Baltimore Sun report.
St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, based in Bethlehem, Pa., and Warren Hospital in Phillipsburg, N.J., have officially merged, according to a St. Luke's news release.
Boston-based Steward Health Care has added 20 more physicians to its roster through an affiliation with Manet Community Center in Quincy, Mass., according to a Boston Globe report.
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital has announced plans to purchase 150-bed Hartselle (Ala.) Medical Center, according to a Hartselle Medical news release.