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House Republican leader says Obama’s Medicare nominee ’eminently qualified’
Why can't patients see their EHR data?
PA lawmakers threaten to intervene in dispute between hospital, insurer
$538 hospital bill triggers legal action
November 29, 2011
Congress again faces 'doc fix' for Medicare
Docs: Highmark, UPMC should smooth transition
Rush hospital designed to treat infectious threats
One in 10 stent patients readmitted within a month
Jackson Health System outsources a service for $37.5M
CA hospital’s heart diagnoses surge after pay changed
Geriatric doctor doesn’t shy from tough talk
Tavenner Gains Early Support
November 28, 2011
FLORENCE, AL: Lee named COO at Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital
ANAHEIM, CA: Mission Hospital names CEO
Healthcare case brings fight over which Supreme Court justices should decide it
CMS' Berwick resigns in the face of Republican opposition
Behind 5 Major Health Plan Acquisitions
November 23, 2011
Healthcare Leaders React to Super Committee's Failure
November 22, 2011
Supercommittee announces failure in effort to tame debt
For Deficit Panel, Failure Cuts Two Ways
November 21, 2011
Debt supercommittee members brace for failure
Health-care groups laying groundwork for post-election debate over cost cuts
Opinion: The conservative case for healthcare reform's individual mandate
The Walmart opportunity: Can retailers revamp primary care?
Hospitals try to find savings, cut unnecessary care
GA panel looks into health insurance exchange
Ability to Pay Drives Hospital Length of Stay
Top 12 Uncertainties Hovering Over Healthcare
November 18, 2011
Theft of data on 4M patients part of wider problem
Cost of employee health benefits up 6.7%, Mercer survey says
Supreme Court's planned review of healthcare law shocks Medicaid advocates
MetroHealth, Cuyahoga County coming to terms on jail medical services
Medicare unveils $1B healthcare innovation challenge
CHIME debuts HIE guide
CMS Delays HIPAA 5010 Enforcement
Cost-Shifting Blamed for Commercial Insurance Cost Growth
November 17, 2011
Smokers' surcharge on health insurance gains momentum
MA gov. sees healthcare consuming 40% of next state budget
San Francisco's universal health plan rests on unstable funding
How secure are your clinicians' mobile devices?
November 16, 2011
Obama shift on insurance mandate may be health bill’s undoing
C-SPAN seeks to air Supreme Court healthcare arguments
Medicare costs: More or less?
MA Blue Cross flap with Tufts Medical Center escalates
OMB: 'Aggressive' use of IT cuts $17.6B in waste, fraud, and abuse
Call Yourself an ACO? Prove It
November 15, 2011
Deficit cutters target upper-income Medicare beneficiaries
Scalia, Thomas dine with healthcare law challengers
Search for 'Highmark' on Web and you'll get UPMC ads
Aetna to cut co-pays for heart patients to increase drug use
November 14, 2011
Supreme Court takes up challenge to health care reform law
Health law puts focus on limits of federal power
Veterans to create world's largest medical database
Problems persist with Medicare fraud contractors
Red tape hampers care for dual eligibles
MD state health program promotes care for whole patient
Lawsuit: Advocates say Medicare patients getting hospitalized without admitting them
Medicaid Red Tape Stymies Innovation, States Say
November 11, 2011
5 big questions before Supreme Court on health reform law
Journalism groups, Obama administration clash over restrictions on doctor data
CMS says new analytics are model for future fraud and abuse system
OH Issue 3 won’t have a big impact on healthcare in the short term, experts say
4 States Await Word on MLR Waiver Requests
November 10, 2011
Wal-Mart considers expanding healthcare services at its clinics
Radiologist tells FDA to change mammography rules
Commission: MA should be able to reject above-norm health prices
OH voters say no to health insurance mandates
November 9, 2011
Health law survives test in appeals court
More employers question need to offer insurance
Feds give GA insurers more time to comply with healthcare law
'Observation' Status Prompts Federal Class Action Suit
November 8, 2011
Medicaid cost cuts planned
Study raises questions about 'bundling' to pay docs
Poor economy may be coloring views of nation's health
Opinion: After ER care in Canada, differences from US approach evident
Health Plans Step Into Retail Operations
November 7, 2011
Highmark deal would make it healthcare pioneer
States worried they’ll bear the brunt of anger over health law’s shortcomings
Low-income state workers begin to gain access to CHIP
Raising Medicare age could lead to higher costs
A scramble to shape the new health insurance exchanges
Healthcare trains its sights on controlling costs
Healthcare Job Growth Slows in October
November 4, 2011
Will the Supreme Court carve up Obamacare?
House Oversight member demands ’gray marketer’ respond to drug price-gouging probe
Medicare beneficiaries sue U.S. over hospital stays
Insurance penalties for smokers draw wide support
MA health leaders say they can control costs themselves
Highmark Says Quality Blue Program Saves Lives, Dollars
November 3, 2011
CA hospitals sue state, HHS to block Medi-Cal cuts
CMS Releases OPPS Final Rule
November 2, 2011
Hospitals to see 1.9% jump in Medicare outpatient fees in 2012
Opinion: 10 Reasons the Super Committee should cut Medicare
Highmark, WPAHS announce agreement; ER to reopen
Health insurer rebate exemptions would cost WI consumers
GPOs Back Obama Order on Drug Shortages
November 1, 2011
Obama orders FDA to zero in on drug shortage crisis
Fed funding cuts threaten MA’s 2006 health law, hospitals
Miami diabetics 'ground zero' for troubled Jackson Health
Healthcare Online Job Postings Plummet in October
States Stymied in $4.3B Medicaid Collection Efforts