Revenue news and information

Funding cuts are blocking investigations into Medicare and Medicaid fraud and the data security of the new health-insurance exchanges, among other items at HHS' top watchdog agency.
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Highmark's turn to try to stanch losses at Pittsburgh's West Penn Allegheny Health System has begun.
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iMedX, a healthcare clinical documentation software and services company, has hired Michael Kimball as chief revenue officer.
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Shares of WellPoint Inc. hit an all-time high Wednesday, after the nation's second-largest health insurer trounced second-quarter earnings expectations and detailed how it expects to benefit from the health care overhaul and other growth opportunities over the next few years.
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The turnaround in the financial markets—and an overall improving economy—means charitable giving has improved at hospitals at a time when their investment portfolios are also seeing greater returns.
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A list of the most profitable publicly traded healthcare providers, ranked by 2012 profit margin, based on filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Source: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Published July 22, 2013, pg. 32.
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Community Health Systems saw one of the largest drops among healthcare stocks Friday morning as investors digested the news of a new subpoena and admissions numbers that looked much worse than expected.
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UnitedHealth Group's second-quarter net income rose almost 8%, buoyed by steady enrollment growth and slower-than-expected use of healthcare services.
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Two big hospital players in New York reached an agreement to combine operations, creating a system that would be the city's largest.
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Investors breathed a sigh of relief Tuesday as HCA, the country's largest hospital system, previewed better-than-expected financial results for the second quarter.
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