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PORTLAND, Maine—Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems acquired Mercy Health System in Portland on Oct. 2 after winning approval from state regulators. Mercy was previously owned by Catholic Health East, which recently merged with Trinity Health and is Brewer-based EMHS' eighth hospital in...
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As the government shutdown nears its second full week, members of Congress and the White House intensified their efforts around a deal to fund the government, with at least one part of the healthcare reform law still in play in those negotiations.
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Certain states are performing better than others in providing consumers with information about in-network doctors and hospitals for the various plans.
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Hospital officials looking to improve drug compliance or help patients with pain management might consider including video games in their armamentarium.
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Nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants in California will be allowed to perform a type of early abortion under legislation signed by Gov. Jerry Brown.
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Insurance companies and others say there's still enough time to fix the online enrollment system before uninsured Americans start getting coverage on Jan. 1.
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In five markets around the U.S., ACOs were caring for more than half the Medicare patients in the traditional fee-for-service program and were likelier to be in areas with more provider consolidation.
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It's not the sign that the Obama administration wants people to see on its health overhaul website: down for repairs.
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After a glitch-plagued first week of enrollment on the state and federally run insurance exchanges, many observers are wondering whether more technical problems are still to come and whether consumers will keep doggedly trying to sign up for coverage.
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The rollout of the health insurance exchanges last week revealed a reality never mentioned by the Republicans on Capitol Hill who shut down the U.S. government.
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