Tag Healthcare

The U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry

Jul29

Research and Markets has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.’s new report "U.S. Healthcare Reform: Impact on the Pharmaceutical Industry" to their offering (see also Biologics).Healthcare reform is coming to the United States and everyone is asking, Whats in it for me? The debate to pass healthcare reform into law was long and contentious, [...]

Global Pharma-Biotech Alliance Analysis Report: Pharmaceutical Companies Burdened with High Drug Development Costs Seek Opportunities in Lucrative Emerging Markets

Jul28

Dublin – Research and Markets has announced the addition of Frost & Sullivan’s new report "Global Pharma-Biotech Alliance Analysis" to their offering.This Frost & Sullivan research service titled Global Pharma-Biotech Alliance Analysis provides a detailed analysis of the trends, opportunities, and unmet needs in the decision to enter emerging markets by pharmaceutical companies. In this [...]

US Hospitals to Discuss Inbound and Domestic Medical Tourism at Los Angeles Conference in September

Jul28

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (MARKET WIRE) 07/29/10 Medical Tourism is a multibillion dollar industry with millions of patients traveling each year to different countries or regions for medical care. One of the most overlooked aspects of medical tourism is domestic medical tourism, often referred to as regional medical tourism, where patients do [...]

MedAssurant Data and Analytics Featured in AHIP Presentation on Capitol Hill

Jul27

BOWIE, Md., July 28 /PRNewswire/ MedAssurant Inc., a leading provider of data-driven healthcare solutions, announced that research from a major study by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) was presented in Washington D.C. today featuring MedAssurant's data and analytics. The results were presented by AHIP alongside executives from Aetna, Humana, Tufts and United in a [...]

If Florida Hospital drops United Healthcare, what to do? [The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.]

Jul26

July 27While officials from United Healthcare and Florida Hospital are deadlocked in contract negotiations, thousands of Central Floridians are waiting in a health-care limbo.If the two health-care giants cannot break their impasse by the Aug. 15 deadline, United Healthcare customers face going elsewhere to receive in-network coverage for nonemergency health care.Q. With the contract deadline [...]

If Florida Hospital drops United Healthcare, what should you do?: Florida Hospital and United Healthcare face an Aug. 15 deadline. [The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.]

Jul26

July 27While officials from United Healthcare and Florida Hospital are deadlocked in contract negotiations, thousands of Central Floridians are waiting in a health-care limbo.If the two health-care giants cannot break their impasse by the Aug. 15 deadline, United Healthcare customers face going elsewhere to receive in-network coverage for nonemergency health care.Q. With the contract deadline [...]

California-Based Hospitals Joining Collaborative to Better Manage Costs Associated with Labor, Enhance Care Quality in a Reform Environment

Jul25

To help reduce costs without negative effects on quality, hospitals and health systems in California are joining a labor-related management collaborative managed by the Premier healthcare alliance (see also Premier Inc.).Hospitals stand to lose almost $200 billion in reimbursement during the next decade as a part of healthcare reform, and additional reimbursement dollars will be [...]

Premier Healthcare Alliance Enhances Electronic Contract Catalog with Additional Green? Search Capabilities

Jul25

Premier’s Supply Chain Advisor Now Allows Hospitals to More Easily Identify Environmentally Preferred Purchasing Contracts to Help Improve Environmental Health, Reduce Costs CHARLOTTE, N.C.(BUSINESS WIRE) To help its member [...]

Healthcare.gov Adds Hospital Comparison Data

Jul23

Barely a week after launching HealthCare.gov, the first website to provide a central database of health coverage options and other comparative healthcare statistics, the Department of Health and Human Services announced Wednesday that new information about the quality of care in America’s outpatient and emergency departments has been posted to the new website.The new data, [...]

United Healthcare: No effect on seniors’ Medigap coverage if sides part ways [The Orlando Sentinel, Fla.]

Jul23

July 24United Healthcare officials said Friday that senior citizens who buy the company’s Medicare supplemental policies would not be affected if the insurer does not reach an agreement by Aug. 15 with the Florida Hospital chain.That’s why some seniors, such as retiree Tom Fisher of Orlando, never received notification of a contract dispute between the [...]

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