Westchester – The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA’s) Board of Directors is composed of 13 members. This spring HFMA members elected three new directors, a Chair-Elect, and a Secretary/Treasurer to serve on the incoming 2010-11 Board. All terms of office began on June 1, 2010.
“The membership of our new HFMA Board of Directors will be [...]
HFMA 2010-11 Board of Directors Begin Their Terms
Uninsured Working-Age Americans Have 50% Higher Odds of Dying in Hospital from Heart Attack or Stroke than the Privately Insured
An analysis of over 150,000 hospital discharges has revealed that there are significant insurance related differences in hospital mortality, length of stay, and costs among working-age Americans (age 18-64 years) hospitalized for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), stroke, or pneumonia. These three conditions are among the leading causes of non-cancer in-patient deaths in patients under 65 [...]
Statement by Medicare Rights Center President Joe Baker
New York, NY -The Department of Health and Human Services will begin sending $250 rebate checks to Medicare consumers in the doughnut hole. This represents a victory for people with Medicare. Their voices have been critical in the five-year-long effort to eliminate the doughnut hole in Medicare drug coverage.
In 2010, people in the doughnut hole [...]


