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National healthcare spending will increase to approximately 22 percent of the gross domestic product by 2038 under current law, driven by various factors such as an aging population, new medical technologies and expanding health insurance coverage, according to the Congressional…

Physician practices that became patient-centered medical homes reported higher operating costs compared to non-PCMH practices, according to the Medical Group Management Association's "Cost Survey for Primary Care Practices: 2013 Report Based on 2012 Data."

Of the 41.3 million uninsured people eligible for coverage under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, 56 percent could qualify for the Children's Health Insurance Plan, Medicaid or tax credits to purchase coverage for $100 or less per person…

Sanford Medical Center in Fargo, N.D., has refunded $64,526 to Medicare due to erroneous inpatient and outpatient claims, according to a report from the HHS Office of Inspector General.

Edmonds-based Washington Center for Pain Management announced the addition of Satvinder S. Dhesi, MD, to its medical staff, according to a Komo News report.

Gifford Medical Center in Randolph, Vt., announced the addition of Jesse Hahn, MD, to its medical staff.

Orthopedic hand surgeon Genghis E. Niver, MD, has joined Summit Medical Group in Morristown, N.J., according to a Long Island Newsday report.

Dr. James Andrews, founding partner and medical director of the Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., is scheduled to perform elbow surgery on the Arizona Diamondbacks relief pitcher Matt Reynolds, according to an azcentral.com report.  

At the 20th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago, Gregory P. Deconciliis PA-C, CASC, will give a presentation titled "Key Steps to Improve Profits in Orthopedic-Driven ASCs."

I-Flow, a Kimberly-Clark Health Care Company, announced it has launched a program to educate patients about alternatives to narcotics for post-operative surgical pain relief.