The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act but limit Congress' power to strip Medicaid funding from states that chose to not expand coverage presents an obstacle for disproportionate share hospitals: fairly dramatic cuts to…
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State Medicaid expansions covering low-income adults is "significantly associated with reduce mortality" along with improved coverage, access to care and self-reported health, according to a recent New England Journal of Medicine study.
Dover, Del.-based Bayhealth Medical Center announced a new collaboration with Beebe Medical Center in Lewes, Del., and Seaford, Del.-based Nanticoke Health Services to enhance health in the community.
The majority of nonelderly Medicaid patients' emergency department visits are for serious symptoms rather than minor injuries, as is often thought, according to a report by the Center for Studying Health System Change.
HHS has awarded more than $971 million to improve preparedness and health outcomes for public health threats, according to a recent news release from the federal agency.
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Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act — while allowing states to opt out of a Medicaid expansion provision in the law — some state officials are saying they may turn down…
Sacramento, Calif.-based UC Davis Health System announced it is partnering with the California Department of Public Health to run the California Cancer Registry.
The Supreme Court's decision on the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act could put in jeopardy initiatives aimed at improving the nation's healthcare system by leaving them unfunded, according to a New York Times report.
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced grants have been awarded to 219 community health centers to expand access to care and create new jobs.
Safety-net hospitals and health systems that are part of the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems had nearly three times the volume of inpatient admissions in 2010 compared with other acute-care hospitals, according to a NAPH report (pdf).