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Tue., December 3, 2013 11:00am
New efforts to improve care coordination among hospitals, nursing homes and other providers are succeeding in reducing readmission rates, experts say...
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Tue., November 19, 2013 1:00pm
Recent problems with the Affordable Care Act--a poorly functioning insurance exchange website and an uproar over canceled policies--have dominated...
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Tue., November 5, 2013 10:00am
Millions of older adults are unable to get the dental services they need because it’s often not covered by Medicare, Medicaid or the VA. Among...
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Fri., October 25, 2013 8:24am
Phoebe Putney Health System said Thursday that it is cutting 127 jobs as part of an organizational restructuring. These reductions come on top of the...
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Thu., September 19, 2013 12:08pm
A new report ranks Georgia 45th on how well the state’s health care system works for low-income families. For people with low incomes, Georgia...
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Thu., August 29, 2013 10:00am
Federal prosecutors say Emory University has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle claims that billed Medicare and Medicaid for services not allowed...
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Thu., August 1, 2013 2:58pm
The US Justice Department is making its largest-ever restitution payment in the agency's Southern District. US Attorney Edward Tarver announced...
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Mon., July 15, 2013 8:00am
An administrator of a Georgia medical center has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit claiming the facility has been overbilling government insurers....
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Mon., July 8, 2013 5:48pm
Federal prosecutors say a hospital and a radiation practice in Augusta have agreed to pay more than a million dollars to settle allegations it filed...
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Wed., June 19, 2013 4:29pm
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce held a conference Wednesday to address upcoming changes to the healthcare industry because of the Affordable Care Act...
