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Medicare outpatient drug spending rose from $5.9 billion in 2005 to $44.3 billion in 2006, according to a news release from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The Louisiana Supreme Court denied a court order filed by the Louisiana State Board of Nursing, the Louisiana Association of Nurse Anesthetists and the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, according to a news release from the American Society of Interventional…

A study by the Florida Hospital Association has found that a hypothetical $100 million cut in Medicaid would reduce related economic activity by $415 million, according to an FHA news release.

Uwe Reinhardt, MD, the 32nd most powerful person in healthcare according to Modern Healthcare, is the keynote speaker for the 7th Annual Orthopedic, Spine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference held June 11-13 in Chicago.

The Morrow, Ga.-based Surgery Center at Mt. Zion has been renamed Spivey Station Surgery Center and relocated to Jonesboro, Ga., according to a news release.

A Colorado bill proposing a single-payor healthcare system was dropped by its sponsor, Rep. John Kefalas (D-Fort Collins), according to a report in the Denver Business Journal.

The Jan./Mar. edition of The Journal of the Society of Laproendoscopic Surgeons featured an article by Kent Sasse, MD, MPH, FACS, medical director of the Western Bariatric Institute in Reno, Nev.

Join us for the 5th Annual After Hours Party at the ASCs 2009 Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Here are the details for this exciting event:

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured adult women (19-64 years-old) from 2006-2007.

Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured adult women (19-64 years-old) in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994-1995.