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Health insurers ready post-election message: We’re not the bad guys!
Health insurers line up to compete in CA exchange
Baptist Health jobs not open to smokers
Hidden curriculum shapes how med students learn end-of-life care
Mercy partners with Centerre Healthcare
Community health center opens in Hardin to 'fill a gap' in healthcare services
Dignity hospital deal collapses
Officials hope to find owner for closed hospital
October 30, 2012
Baptist, Vanderbilt to share cancer resources
US employees to face healthcare sticker shock
Health IT holds key to better care integration
Nashville General Hospital supporters want inpatient care to continue
Feds give $2.2M grant to surgeon whose warnings were dismissed by Parkland
October 29, 2012
Business Roundup: MO Hospitals Join Forces
Bad CDC Data May Have Skewed Research
Crucial test for an outpost of healthcare
Health insurance industry dislikes health law but finds its repeal unnerving
FDA details contamination at pharmacy
MA closes third pharmacy since meningitis outbreak
IA misses key federal healthcare deadline
3 Virtua executives among 10 highest-paid at area hospitals
UPMC constructing pneumatic tubes to link hospitals to new lab
NJ hospitals gear up for Hurricane Sandy
October 26, 2012
Healthcare Reform Then, and Now
McKesson plans to buy PSS World Medical for $1.62 billion
Aetna, facing healthcare overhaul, holds down costs
Health companies sitting on cash may mean bigger deals
Medicaid spending is slowing. Yes, really.
No criminal charges for Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital officials
Maryland remains ahead in implementing healthcare reforms
October 25, 2012
Disruptive Remedies for the Physician Shortage
Somerset Medical: Layoffs will not affect patient care
St. Luke's enters alliance with three other hospital systems
Aurora-Anthem plan seeks exclusivity, promises savings
October 24, 2012
MA moves to revoke license of pharmacy linked to meningitis outbreak
Healthgrades Revs its Hospital Scoring System
MGMA: Payment Uncertainty Dampens Physician Spending
Analyst lowers hospital estimates
PA hospital system signs deal with Cleveland Clinic
Sherman Health Systems plans to be bought by Advocate
Hospitals charging fees for facility use
Opinion: A watershed moment for LSU
October 23, 2012
A trail of complaints at pharmacy linked to meningitis deaths
Rounds Preview: Models for Cancer Care Success
Roundup: Healthcare M&A Deals, Partnerships
Doctor shortage spreading in US presaged in Las Vegas
Health costs: How the US compares with other countries
Questions for Medicare in meningitis outbreak
Compounding pharmacists defend their trade after meningitis outbreak
October 22, 2012
RI first state to adopt regs to require flu shots for healthcare workers
Is Mercy Health abandoning Catholic mission in Hot Springs?
Cleveland Clinic patients frustrated by medical bills
Lawsuits by NC hospital chain drop sharply
Just about everyone likes their doctor
$2 million prize announced for blindness cure
October 19, 2012
Lapses at big drug factories add to shortages and danger
FDA: Fungus found at compounding pharmacy matches meningitis outbreak type
PA health insurance exchange plan stalls
Stressed hospital workers get admitted more for obesity, depression, asthma
Opinion: Healthcare waste deconstructed—fraudsters and patients aren’t the problem
’Beyonce’ rooms put newborns at risk, nurses say
October 18, 2012
Sacramento is test market for healthcare contracting, payments
Interoperability initiative poised to transform healthcare
FL healthcare amendment has no legal teeth
Get patient data out of silos
Trinity Health intent to merge with Catholic Health East
Houston hit hard in latest Medicare fraud bust
GA prompt-pay rule sparks legal fight
CA probes CVS refill allegations
October 17, 2012
Ascension negotiating to sell Kansas City hospitals to HCA
How compounding pharmacies rallied patients to fight regulation
Why private Medicare plans don't cost less
Health shift will affect 860,000 CA children
Bill aims to block HMO cuts in NJ Medicaid reimbursements
Peeling away healthcare's sticker shock
Database features trends in healthcare workforce, education
Why patients leave hospitals with a bad taste in their mouth
October 16, 2012
Pharmacy Aligns With Hospitals to Reduce Readmissions
UPMC invests $100M in big data
The doctor can see you now. Really, right now.
A campaign to ban formula samples in hospitals
October 15, 2012
Capital Funding Deals Get Creative
Steroid maker sold other drugs in MN
At center of meningitis scare, Nashville hospital battles to save lives
Hospital mergers, acquisitions a benefit to PA
Changes at LSU hospitals worry private providers
Supercomputer speeds up cancer analysis
October 12, 2012
Romney: Healthcare called 'choice'
To limit healthcare costs, Olive Garden parent tests part-time status
Wal-Mart to cover U.S. workers' heart and spine surgeries
Future of healthcare hinges on election
U of L appears near to deal with healthcare partner
Opinion: Everyone needs a healthcare coach
October 11, 2012
Regulator has link to firm implicated in meningitis outbreak
October 10, 2012
Comparative Effectiveness Research Not Aligned with Financial Incentives
New style of healthcare emerges to fill a hospital's void
Is emergency room care actually a great deal?
As healthcare companies expand, promised cost savings in doubt
Patients gain when hospitals work together on infection control
Heart stent outcomes reporting lags
St. Alexius joins Mayo network
Patient navigators find a role
Americans seeing their doctors less often
Kaiser joins hospitals promising healthier food for patients, staff
October 9, 2012
With $4.9B deal, UnitedHealth to expand into Brazil
Community health clinics to feel impact of hospital cutbacks
Redefining medicine with apps and iPads
October 8, 2012
NC Attorney General eyes 'artificial' hospital pricing
Scant oversight of drug maker in fatal meningitis outbreak
Popularity of medical spas raises regulatory and health concerns
6 NY hospitals, in life-or-death fiscal straits, look at collaboration
Highmark plan seen as riskier than ever
Reno an early adopter in 'game-changing' telemedicine program
Abbott selling scans in fight vs. heart disease
October 5, 2012
Prescription Drug Abuse Rates Hound Providers
Q&A: Kaiser Permanente CEO Halvorson on Retirement
Ohio Valley hospital system drops merger plans
UnitedHealth, Hartford hospital in contract battle
Letting patients read the doctor's notes
October 4, 2012
How CBOs May Help Shrink Readmissions
Strategies for Securing Physician Talent
U.S. News launches health insurance rankings
EHRs improve patient outcomes, aid targeted treatment
October 3, 2012
Medical Schools, Students See Gaps in Policy Education
L.A. billionaire teams with insurer on personalized medicine
October 2, 2012
Hospital PAC spends nearly $1M on political ads
Hospital operator Tenet plans stock split, buyback
The fall and rise of the Vermont Cancer Center
Rochester hospitals embrace quiet initiatives
Patients like reading their doctors' notes
October 1, 2012
West Penn Allegheny, Highmark deal unraveled gradually
Medicare fines over hospitals' readmitted patients
Medicare Pay Cuts for Poor Readmission Scores Begin
Experts disagree on 'best hospitals' rankings
Coventry Health investors sue over $5.6B Aetna buyout