Texas Health Resources, a 14-hospital system based in Arlington, Texas, has bought 40 acres to build a new hospital, according to a release by Texas Health Resources.
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President Obama and Democratic leaders in Congress have agreed on a fast-track alternative to the traditional House-Senate conference committee to reconcile the Senate and House health reform bills, according to a report by the Washington Post.
While revenues for nationwide group purchasing organizations are expected to exceed $2 billion for the first time in 2010, the GPOs' growth is slowing, according to a release from Peasner Healthcare Research and Advisory.
Chadron (Neb.) Community Hospital will open a new $16.8 million replacement hospital in March, according to a report by the Chadron Record.
More than 26 percent of claims from Missouri hospitals, valued at $153 million, are past due by 90 days or more, according to a release by Missouri Department of Insurance.
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Northwest Hospital & Medical Center in Seattle will become part of three-hospital UW Medicine, whose flagship is Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, according to a report by MSN Money.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office has announced the appointment of 17 members to the new Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission, according to a GAO news release.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has announced that a number of payment provisions, including the Therapy Cap Exceptions Process and Allowing Independent Laboratories to Bill for the Technical Component of Physician Pathology Services Furnished to Hospital Patients, expired…
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has issued Transmittal 1875 (pdf) to clarify which consultation codes were no longer accepted as of Jan. 1, 2010, according to a report in MLN Matters.
New York, N.Y.-based Continuum Health Partners, which includes Beth Israel Medical Center and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center among other facilities, has ended its contract with UnitedHealthcare, effective Jan. 1, according to a report by Crain's New York Business.