Proponents say there are cost savings; critics say there are too many risks.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Nowhere in Texas government has the ideological divide over privatization — and the potential pitfalls — been more pronounced than in the arena of health and human services.
Privatization critics say human services are the absolute last government functions that should be hired out. But in the past decade, the Legislature has hired Read the rest of this entry »

handled a case involving Joe Sauceda Gallegos, accused of killing two young boys at a playground Dec. 23.
DHS also is looking at how Magellan is dealing with other mentally ill patients, including those receiving court-ordered treatments.
Magellan provides mental and behavioral health services in the Phoenix area under a contract with the state agency.
ADHS spokeswoman Laura Oxley said she could not comment on specific cases and investigations Read the rest of this entry »

– Former Sen. Tom Daschle will be announced Thursday as President-elect Barack Obama’s nominee to lead the Department of Health and Human Services, a Democratic source said Wednesday.
CNN has previously reported that the 61-year-old former Senate majority leader from South Dakota would be Obama’s choice, but not the announcement date.
In November, Daschle said he was excited about the possibility of serving as point person in Obama’s effort Read the rest of this entry »

Hale Makua, Maui’s largest long-term care facility, has changed its name to
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CEO Tony Krieg said in a statement on Friday that the rebranding was a move to better reflect the breadth of programs and services Hale Makua offers and redefine itself as a modern, noninstitutional facility.
They include skilled nursing and long-term care, home health care, rehabilitation and the federally funded — P.A.C.E. or Program for All-Inclusive Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Daschle withdrew his nomination for health and human services secretary Tuesday, after fielding mounting criticism
over his failure to pay more than $130,000 in taxes.
The move marked a stunning turnaround from the day before,
when Daschle mounted a campaign to retain allies on Capitol Hill and President Obama told reporters he “absolutely”stands
by the former South Dakota senator.
But the president accepted Daschle’s withdrawal Read the rest of this entry »

James D. Nadauld, Vice President of Genstar, said, “Long Term Care Group is a strong company whose experienced and talented management team, led by Bruce Baude and Peter Goldstein, successfully built this business, and we are very enthusiastic about partnering with them to build on that growth. Genstar has a successful history of investing in healthcare services and earlier this year we agreed to leverage that expertise and develop an Independent Read the rest of this entry »

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is one of the nation’s
leading diversified health care benefits companies, serving
approximately 37.2 million people with information and resources to help
them make better informed decisions about their health care. Aetna
offers a broad range of traditional and consumer-directed health
insurance products and related services, including medical, pharmacy,
dental, behavioral health, group life Read the rest of this entry »

Magellan Health Services, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Fiscal 2009 Forecast Guidance – Income Statement
(In millions, except per share amounts)
Low High
Net revenue $ 2,475.0 $ 2,625.0
Cost and expenses:
Cost of care Read the rest of this entry »

American Shared Hospital Services provides turnkey technology solutions
for advanced radiosurgical and radiation therapy services. AMS is the
world leader in providing Gamma Knife radiosurgery services, a
non-invasive treatment for malignant and benign brain tumors, vascular
malformations and trigeminal neuralgia (facial pain). The Company also
offers the latest IGRT and IMRT systems, as well as its proprietary Read the rest of this entry »

2/12/2009 8:54:25 AM(RTTNews)  Nothing is generally more resilient than ambulance and emergency medical services in a recession. Bearing testimony to the fact, Emergency Medical Services Corp. (EMS) posted 55.6% increase in fourth-quarter profit, and guided 2009 earnings above Street estimates.
Net income for the quarter rose to $20.9 million, or $0.48 per share from year-ago $13.4 million, or $0.31 per share. Analysts were looking for 47 cents Read the rest of this entry »