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UnitedHealth expands in Iowa, intervenes in Nebraska
Minnesota-based insurance giant United HealthCare has entered into a deal with a regional medical group that allows it to expand into every county in Iowa, reported the Des Moines Register. It also
Blue Cross challenges state's switch to UnitedHealth
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska is challenging the state's decision to switch insurance companies for state employees to UnitedHealth--a decision worth $184 million annually. Nebraska on Wednesday
States' pockets empty as Medicaid stimulus winds down
The 2009 stimulus package provided an additional $100 billion in Medicaid payments over the past three years, but those payments ended on July 1, and some states were hit far harder than others,
FCC urged to reconsider narrowing of 'rural hospital' definition
Three entities serving healthcare or handling healthcare data are among the final 14 recipients of Department of Commerce stimulus funding to increase broadband access and adoption in underserved
HIT Policy Committee hears from critics of 'meaningful use' proposal
A short implementation timeline, a perceived lack of attention to specialists and, naturally, financial concerns, have critics beleiving that the federal stimulus won't be enough to convince many
Small Nebraska hospital has big HIE plans
The proposed federal criteria for "meaningful use" of health IT would require providers to have EMRs capable of exchanging clinical data with other organizations. That presented a problem for the
