Implementation of the coverage expansions in the Affordable Care Act resulted in higher enrollment and total overall spending growth in Medicaid during fiscal years 2014 and FY 2015, but full federal government financing of the Medicaid expansion population means that state Medicaid spending has grown more slowly than total spending, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

SEATTLE--ActX today announced it has joined the Greenway Health online Marketplace of value-added partners for users of Greenway’s integrated electronic health record (EHR) and practice management solutions.

Extendicare, one of the largest nursing home chains in the U.S., has agreed to a $38 million settlement to resolve federal claims that it improperly billed for physical therapy and provided such poor care that it was effectively worthless, reports The New York Times.

In a controversial move, Prime Healthcare Services has reached a deal to acquire six hospitals in California, reports Los Angeles Times.

More than 90 percent of the 300 doctors who received money from drug companies in exchange for speaking and consulting are men, reports The New York Times.

CHICAGO—Media reports indicate big data is going to cure everything but “we have major care institutions that have employed very high-end EMRs and cannot extract their data,’ said Gabriel Escobar, MD, speaking at the 2014 Healthcare Leadership Forum.

The FDA’s four-year strategic plan includes several health IT-related goals.

The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has published ‘state snapshots’ that offer insight into states’ progress on the quality of their healthcare delivery.