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Congressional Democrats are considering extending a temporary increase of Medicaid funding for states, the enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentages, for another six months, according to a report by Politico.

Premier Inc. and 19 health systems in its alliance are organizing two collaboratives to help health systems create accountable care organizations, according to a release by Premier.

Congress has a week to extend federal COBRA subsides to help the newly unemployed buy health insurance, according to a report by Kaiser Health News.

With only a week left before a 21.3 percent fee cut goes into effect, the Democratic leadership in Congress is proposing a three-year fix that would pay primary care physicians more than specialists for the first time, according to a…

The National Institutes of Health have released new rules for medical researchers seeking federal funding aimed at increasing transparency when it comes to relationships and conflicts of interests related to the drug and medical device industry, according to a report…

Congressional Democrats are ready to scrap a proposed five-year Medicare physician fee fix, meaning that Congress is back to passing month-by-month patches to keep a looming 21.3 percent fee cut from going into effect, according to a report by Politico.

In a tenuous economy with declining reimbursements, many ASCs are simply hunkering down to see how the healthcare reform landscape will shape up before making any bold moves. Still, says Joyce Deno, chief operations officer for the Eastern Region of…

Kimberly-Clark Health Care has launched a campaign and new website to help consumers and providers prevent and reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections, also known as hospital-acquired infections.

Bonnie Brady, RN, the administrator of Specialty Surgical Center in Sparta, N.J., shares five tips for reducing costs at an ASC. Ms. Brady has been with Specialty Surgical Center, a multispecialty, two-OR ASC, since May 2008. Since she arrived, the…

Concerned about the public's lingering doubts about health reform, the White House has speeded up implementation of several provisions in hopes of turning doubters into believers, according to a report by Politico.