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Wright Lassiter's Audacious Vision for Safety Nets
Obama victory re-energizes HIEs
Uninsured patients sue Chicago nonprofit hospital
November 29, 2012
AZ governor won't set up health exchange
Self-insured health plans on the rise for private-sector employers
Opinion: Healthcare entitlements
Hospitals contribute 11% into CA economy
Tech workers see opportunity as healthcare law kicks in
LA County faces major shake-up under healthcare reform
Vanguard to acquire Bristol Hospital
Altoona Regional Health System rejects Geisinger offer
November 28, 2012
Salary growth lagging for primary care doctors
NJ docs turn to med schools to close family-practice gap
General Dynamics gets $100M Army hospital contract
Senator asks regulators to look into BayCare-UnitedHealthcare contract
Banner pushes ahead with Fort Collins medical campus
Baylor Health Care System to pay claims settlement
New clinics fill a niche for routine healthcare
November 27, 2012
Supreme Court revives challenge to President's healthcare law
Why Orlando Health lost $21.6M last quarter
AIG fined for misrepresenting insurance policies
Healthcare system to benefit from recent HIE progress
Supreme Court weighs GA hospital merger
November 26, 2012
CMS awards $15B data management contract
Healthcare for poor strains clinic, community
Petaluma Health Center gears up for influx of patients
November 21, 2012
HHS Issues 2014 Rules for Health Plans, Exchanges
Orlando Health Co. cutting up to 400 jobs because of Obamacare
Obama's healthcare law marching on, now FL must decide
Children's Hospital tries 'crowdfunding'
Nursing instructor talks about dealing with an out-of-control patient
Bay Area nurses picketing after going on strike
November 20, 2012
Fallin rejects healthcare exchange in OK
Haslam blames feds for delay in healthcare choice
Hospital Medicare cash lures docs as costs increase
Hospital cuts add to oversupply of healthcare workers
Rutgers boards approve merger with UMDNJ
November 19, 2012
M&A Roundup: KentuckyOne Health forms $1.4B JOA
Alaska among 9 states to skip out on insurance exchanges
Healthcare law's new regulations set soon
Firm's hospital-buying strategy is questioned
FL prison healthcare system to cut 1,890 jobs
Millions at stake with digital medical-record hurdles
HMC using big gift on integrated medicine
Networking helps spread Mayo brand
November 16, 2012
Why Can't Healthcare Solve Its Own Problems?
LSU hospital exec to exit; cites state concerns
NC's Wake Forest Baptist Hospital to eliminate 950 jobs
Antitrust complaint filed against St. Luke's Health
U of L forms partnership with hospital group
Bill could make hospitals post more data
'$5 doctor' practices medicine from bygone era
November 15, 2012
WellStar buys a broken shard of Newt, Inc.
HCA hospitals to add hundreds of medical residencies in Tampa Bay
CA works to get word out on health insurance exchange
Proposed changes to UMC governance come under criticism
Friends in Congress helped drug compounders avoid tighter rules
MetroHealth Medical Center names new CEO
Utah lawmaker pitches health privacy bill
From superstorm, lessons for healthcare providers
November 14, 2012
FL Gov softens stance, ready to negotiate on Obamacare
GA immigration law trips up doctors, nurses
State HIX Options 'Ironic from Both Sides'
AMA Offers Guidance on Physician Employment
November 13, 2012
Hospitals say health reform work still on track
ID hospitals go to court over acquisition of medical group
Highmark, West Penn Allegheny leaders meet to resurrect merger
Bellevue Hospital won't fully reopen until February
Piedmont Healthcare, WellStar form joint venture
Plan could keep public in dark about most of UMC's deals
Legal drugs, deadly outcomes
Hospitals use patient data to target ads
Do prestigious residencies mean better doctors?
November 12, 2012
A flooded mess that was a medical gem
Judge grants Highmark request to block West Penn Allegheny’s affiliation talks
Sandy inspires first Doctors Without Borders US relief effort
As risk grew, hospitals turned a blind eye
Non-emergency ER patients to pay at GA medical center
Hospital tax break costs IL $10M
$50M sale of Physician Associates signals major shift in Orlando healthcare
Alameda County Medical Center funding deal could save hospital
Hospital changes policy regarding prisoners
November 9, 2012
States must play catch-up on health overhaul
Bill revising MLR will add to deficit, says CBO
NYC’s ongoing blackout: hospitals in lower Manhattan
Competition, recruitment costs slash operating income at UPMC
How health IT benefits from Obama's re-election
CA medical board steps up investigations of fake doctors
Detroit Medical Center CEO’s e-mail to employees
November 8, 2012
Congress subpoenas co-owner of MA pharmacy tied to meningitis outbreak
MA pharmacy board director fired, allegedly ignored complaint
Info for 14,000 RI, MA patients missing
November 7, 2012
While Obama win clears healthcare reform hurdle, challenges remain
What election means for healthcare access
Parkland Hospital narrows CEO search to four
Healthcare boom fuels area construction activity
First bids are in to provide Jackson Health System ER services
EHRs push private practice docs out of business
MedWest lays off 80 in three NC hospitals
November 6, 2012
One dead, three injured in Durham hospital fire
M&A Roundup: In MI, a $6.4B Merger
Healthcare experts balance patient-reported data promise, problems
Freeman Health to pay $9.3 million for improperly compensating physicians
Humana sees improved 2012, plans $500M acquisition
Less experienced doctors could be out in cost 'profiling'
IL moves ahead on health insurance exchange
November 5, 2012
Healthcare law on the ballot
WPAHS' bad debt growing nationally
LSU health head works at '80 percent'
TX fire dept joins hospital to reduce ED visits
November 2, 2012
Dialing Up Physician Networks
AHA sues US over unpaid Medicare
West Penn Allegheny's interim CEO says he may step down
Simple economics behind merger push for Henry Ford, Beaumont
Parkland turns to phlebotomists, not nurses, to draw blood
ER takes patients, without the hospital
What do top hospitals have in common? Not as much as you think
November 1, 2012
Q&A: NJ Health System CEO's Post-Sandy Appraisal
Mount Sinai Innovates to Absorb Evacuated Patients
Henry Ford, Beaumont CEOs: No closures in $6.4-billion merger
HIE is critical public utility in Sandy disaster
Physicians swap traditional practices for new models