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Blue Cross moves to dismiss Aetna antitrust suit
Highest healthcare pay found in CA, AK
EMS struggles to make ends meet
Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts
UM patient data stolen
January 30, 2012
Settlement likely in class-action suit against Signature Hospital Corp.
TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request
Mercy reorganization gives doctors more control
Religious opposition to new healthcare changes
January 27, 2012
AK healthcare industry booming
Accused UT hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff
January 26, 2012
Ex HealthSouth CEO Scrushy gets 70 months
FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts
Community Health inks PA deal
Jurors side with Garth Brooks in hospital naming-rights lawsuit
January 25, 2012
Hospital Takes on Septicemia, Saves 36 Lives
Senate watchdog targets high-prescribing Medicaid docs
Highmark to spend $500M on care network
Erlanger Health System facing bleak quarter
Lawmakers hear Rex Hospital complaints
January 24, 2012
MD hospitals shopping locally for food
January 23, 2012
Community health centers struggle to meet demand from poor and uninsured patients
UPMC says West Penn refuses to release takeover information
TX doc pushing to revamp Medicare, Medicaid payment rules
Cleveland MetroHealth System’s security operated as police without legal authority
January 20, 2012
Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter
AG sues healthcare service firm for alleged patient privacy violations
January 19, 2012
CLASS Act Repeal Bill Heads to Full House
MS hospitals won't try to kill tax for Medicaid
U of L president speaks out for first time since merger rejected
Appendicitis racial disparities mostly unexplained
Controlling Nurse Labor Costs
January 18, 2012
Thomson Reuters IDs 15 Top Health Systems
TX doctors lead open-notes movement
ME hospitals say DHHS budget ignores debt owed them
Judge will review state panel’s rejection of plans for 2 IL hospitals
January 17, 2012
CO high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice U.S. average
Highmark officials struggle with filling hospital beds, integrating care
January 13, 2012
Hospital errors could become public under proposed new MO rules
New health insurers add Western PA clients with caution
January 12, 2012
WY officials search for options to Affordable Care Act
Erlanger Health System begins executive shake-up
January 11, 2012
TX asks feds to delay health insurance rebate plan
Battle over San Leandro Hospital not yet over
January 10, 2012
Medical City (FL) to fill out this year
University Hospital merger again rejected by Gov. Steve Beshear
The challenges of a rural physician
January 9, 2012
Ohio begins value-based measure for Medicaid
Acadia Healthcare to pay $91M for hospitals
St. Joseph, Jewish hospitals merge without U of L
10 Hospital Technologies to Watch Carefully
January 6, 2012
Judge delays release of Highmark-West PA affiliation
IA to move to health information exchange
January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Moses Taylor sale finalized, CMC still waiting on approval for Geisinger deal
KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
Ohio not part of federal database on EMS runs
ACP Issues Revised Ethics Manual
LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
January 4, 2012
GOP front-runners see market solutions for healthcare
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
TN firm acquires 2 northeast PA hospitals
St. John's in Joplin prepares for new hospital construction
Governor Scott panel cannot compare FL hospitals
Quadriplegic immigrant dies after US hospital returned him to Mexico
Top 12 Healthcare Quality Concerns in 2012
Top 12 Healthcare Quality Concerns in 2012
January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
Leadership shift at Reading (PA) Hospital gives doctors more say
Erlanger at Hutcheson continues to bleed money
CMS's Proposed Hospital Staffing Revisions Get Cool Reception
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012