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NewsPatient Advocate Foundation reports surge of financially strapped patients
The Patient Advocate Foundation, one of the nation's largest organizations providing counseling and guidance to consumers confronting healthcare issues, reported a nearly 50 percent increase in the Read more...
Nautic acquires Reliant Hospital Partners
Nautic Partners LLC, a private equity firm in Providence, R.I., has acquired Reliant Hospital Partners for an undisclosed amount, reports Healthcare Finance News. Dallas-based Reliant operates seven Read more...
Southern hospital systems form purchasing coalition
Five hospital systems in the Southeast have joined forced to create a purchasing coalition, reports Healthcare Finance News. The players include CarolinaEast Health System and University Health Read more...
St. Mary's enters into deal with equity firm
St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., will form a joint venture with a Texas-based capital investment and consulting firm, report Healthcare Finance News and the Hartford Courant. St. Mary's, Read more...
Facilities designer: Medicare is 'the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time'
America is falling victim to the "the biggest Ponzi scheme of all time," according to Marc Sauvé, senior healthcare strategist for Nashville, TN-based architecture firm Gresham, Smith and Read more...
Census Bureau says number of uninsured has risen
In a move likely to give a nudge to mired-down healthcare reform efforts, a report from the U.S. Census Bureau projects that the number of people without health coverage in the country went up to Read more...
Study: Medical homes boost quality, cut costs
The patient-centered medical home model is looking sexier by the minute, with studies increasingly suggesting that it works well on financial and clinical grounds. This time, it's a study done by the Read more...
Study: Investment in community health saves states millions
While states are struggling to hold their budgets together, keeping basic services in place can pay off. That's definitely the case when it comes to primary care, according to a new study conducted Read more...
Healthcare equipment financing up in 2008
Last year might still not have been a good one for the financial industry, but that doesn't seem to have slowed down the equipment leasing business. According to a new study by the Equipment Leasing Read more...
Survey: Use of health savings accounts growing
A new survey suggests that health savings accounts are becoming increasingly popular, with the number of accounts and level of assets rising steadily. A new study from Celent reported that the number Read more...
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