The American Hospital Association, along with 12 other organizations, has called on federal legislators to permanently extend an expiring bank-qualified debt provision that was in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, according to a report in AHA News…
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A Clark County (Nev.) District Court jury order Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, which manufactures propofol injections, and Baxter Healthcare, which distributed the drug, to pay a combined $500 million in punitive damages to Henry Chanin and his wife, after Mr. Chanin…
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Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System has acquired Cardiovascular Associates, a 30-physician cardiovascular practice based in Kingsport with six locations, according to a report by the Times-News.
St. Petersburg, Fla.-based All Children's Hospital received a $2.5 million donation from entrepreneur Bill Edwards to expand therapy and patient education programs at the facility, according to a report in the Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Changes mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will require all Medicare fee-for-service claims to be submitted within 12 months (one calendar year) of the date of service in order to receive reimbursement, according to an MLN Matters…
Officials from Minnesota's hospital, nurse and physicians' associations are urging state lawmakers and Governor Tim Pawlenty to cover the state's low-income residents with the state-federal Medicaid plan rather than a revamped General Assistance Medical Care plan negotiated in April, according…
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