Fauquier Health, a Warrenton, Va.-based not-for-profit health system, and LifePoint Hospitals in Brentwood, Tenn., have signed an agreement to create a joint venture in which the two will own and operate Fauquier Health. FULL STORY »
By Beth Kutscher | August 31, 2013
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Healthcare services in Florida's prisons are undergoing a big overhaul this summer as the state hands over care for its more than 100,000 inmates to a private company. FULL STORY »
As accountable care organizations proliferate, a new study suggests that overall health spending may slow when hospitals and medical groups agree to the new payment model with even one insurer. That's good news for proponents of accountable care, who hope to see a change in healthcare financing... FULL STORY »
By WVTF Public Radio (Roanoke, Va.) | August 26, 2013
The Health Flexible Spending Account records of 13,000 Virginia state employees were erroneously sent last month to the wrong human resources or payroll officials who should have received information only for their own locations. An insurance subcontractor electronically distributed the... FULL STORY »
By Rachel Landen | August 24, 2013
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The University of Virginia last week joined the small but fast-growing cohort of major employers making dramatic changes to their healthcare plans for 2014, which many are blaming on rising healthcare costs and the implementation of the FULL STORY »
More is being spent per capita in West Virginia than any other state to promote public awareness of the new healthcare reform law, but advocates are concerned that those who could benefit most still won't get enrolled. FULL STORY »
About 18,700 students at the University of Virginia have been notified by a campus health official that Social Security numbers were printed along with their names and addresses on a recently mailed brochure touting a commercially offered student health insurance plan. FULL STORY »
By Modern Healthcare | June 22, 2013
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The American Osteopathic Association named Adrienne White-Faines to succeed John Crosby as executive director. Crosby is retiring after serving as the Chicago-based association's executive director since 1997. White-Faines, 53, is scheduled to join the AOA next month. She previously worked... FULL STORY »
Some states that will be running their health insurance exchanges with help from the federal government are not receiving necessary information in a timely fashion, which may inhibit their ability to effectively prepare for the launch of their marketplaces, according to a study released Friday from... FULL STORY »
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