Because CMS does not sanction Medicaid program waivers due to budgetary reasons, it is unlikely that Maine's recent Medicaid proposal will be approved, according to a letter from CMS.
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An op-ed published on Bloomberg says most business CEOs are "curiously passive" about the rising costs of healthcare and are failing to implement the most basic management tools to deal with the problem.
California's Senate Bill 810, which would establish a single-payor system in the state, was rejected in the Senate on a 19-15 vote, according to a Sacramento Bee report.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., has reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with its registered nurses after a 17-month stalemate, according to a MassLive.com report.
The conflict between two Pittsburgh-based providers continues, as West Penn Allegheny Health System made a court filing saying UPMC is fishing for information to unravel a pending merger between West Penn and Highmark, an insurer, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals recorded total operating revenue of $978 million in the 2011 fiscal year, an increase of 8 percent from last year, according to a WakeMed (pdf) fact sheet.
The board of directors for Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System in Salinas, Calif., has approved a tentative agreement between the hospital and its employees who are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, according to a NUHW release.
University of Mississippi Medical Center laid off 112 employees earlier this month, a downsizing the hospital attributes to current economic conditions, according to The Daily Mississippian.
WellPoint will increase its regular reimbursement to primary care physicians this summer and also pay them up to 50 percent more if they maintain or improve quality, according to a news release from the insurer.
In an usual move, Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System plans to buy advertisements in local newspapers to reveal the retirement benefits of several system executives who are leaving by the end of February, according to a Salinas Californian report.