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New ACO model could save $1.1B
Universal Health Services can sell psychiatric hospitals
Former NM Hospital Exec Sued Over Missing $3.2M
Our Top 12 Online Stories of 2011
December 29, 2011
Interest in Physician Specialists Climbing
Judge bars CA from cutting hospitals' Medi-Cal reimbursements
Future unclear for MD's St. Joseph Medical Center
Jersey City's Christ Hospital rejects $91M purchase offer
CMS Details Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demo
December 28, 2011
Neonatal telemedicine could save Medicaid $186M
The high cost of failing artificial hips
Fee coming for medical effectiveness research
Deal appears to avert nurses’ strike at two NYC hospitals
CT Hospitals: Same surgery, widely different rates
CA hospital facing bleak prognosis
December 27, 2011
4 Health Plan Trends for 2012
Last MI hospitals standing solo flirt with mergers
Cleveland MetroHealth bond rating downgraded
Hospital pays $118,000 in patient bills for Christmas
December 23, 2011
The health-care landscape is shifting
December 21, 2011
Obama campaign promotes health care law
GOP doctors say stand-alone 'doc fix' needed if no payroll tax cut deal
December 20, 2011
Supreme Court to hear arguments in March on healthcare law
More than 30 organizations to test new health-care model for seniors
Plan would lift wages of home care workers
Pioneer ACO Model Offers Participants Flexibility
Capella Healthcare strikes hospital deal in Alabama
December 19, 2011
U. of Maryland Medical System among suitors for St. Joseph
Hawaii medical center winding down ops after deal falls through
Washington, PA hospital turns profit from specialty cases
December 16, 2011
Jackson Health System loses another $9M
1 in 3 Dialysis Centers Subject to Medicare Penalties
December 15, 2011
Medicare, Medicaid must change, says Berwick 
Aetna lifts earnings outlook for 2011, 2012
Vet gets $275K after VA docs leave 2 towels inside him during surgery
WI hospital rates rose more slowly than national average
CMS Rule Would Make Gifts to Docs Transparent
December 14, 2011
Medicare changes payment plan to fight drug fraud
PA bill could extend Highmark-UPMC contract advances
Opinion: Why HAI health IT should fall under MU
Hospital M&As Continue Apace in 2011
December 13, 2011
Erlanger trustees reject severance package for outgoing CEO
Medtronic to pay $23.5M to settle kickback allegations
Rights groups oppose KY hospital merger plan
Essay: When care is worth it, even if end is death
HL20: Clayton Christensen—The Innovator's Frustration
HL20: Wright L. Lassiter III—Getting Better All the Time
HL20: Rebecca Lynn—Investing in Innovation
December 12, 2011
PepsiCo to pay for employee surgeries at Hopkins
Federal center pays good money for suspect medicine
SLU Hospital proposes mediator in contract talks
Health squeeze: UK's free healthcare under threat
Immediate Jeopardy: 14 CA Hospitals Fined $850,000
December 9, 2011
Our healthcare spending, in one map
Jackson could lose $133M under FL proposed budget
Highmark sells off Medicare processing
CHW, Sutter pay $2.3 million to settle Medicare double-billing case
Feds investigate suspected embezzlement at MO medical practice
FL hospitals oppose governor's plan to cut Medicaid payments
December 8, 2011
What happens when critical access hospitals aren't so critical?
MD Medicaid paid $2.5M in benefits for 300 dead people
Tufts Medical Center, BCBS agree on a new contract
CA's healthcare spending per person among lowest in US
December 7, 2011
Aetna: MI Blue Cross paid hospitals to soak competitors
Bill would make drug price gouging a federal crime
Peninsula Hospital in danger of not making payroll
RI hospital's fate in judge's hands
Nashville may give tax break to LifePoint
IHI: Berwick on ACOs, Congress, Fraud
How Safety-Net Hospital Closings Affect PCPs
December 6, 2011
Steward's doctor deal questioned
Employers consider cutting health-insurance premiums for lower-paid workers
Saint Thomas, Capella forming hospital partnership
December 5, 2011
Berwick takes parting shot at 'waste'
Analysis: Hospitals target pricey medical devices for savings
Biz keeps an eye on med costs
M&A: Finding the Right Match
December 2, 2011
USF moves to prevent conflicts with medical companies
Tufts Med Center, Blue Cross continue contract negotiations
UTMB gets $45 million to continue prison health care
December 1, 2011
Highmark CEO Melani: WPAHS can't afford delays
Economy challenges Catholic health care ministry
ICD-10: It's Later Than You Think