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Talk of Medicare changes could open way to budget pact
Sequester threatens medical education and patient care
Obamacare should make healthcare cheaper—just not right away
The costs of emergency room cost-cutting
When a famous hospital didn't want an expensive new drug
More lawmakers pile on proposed Medicare Advantage cuts
Federal healthcare law could boost some California premiums by 30%
March 28, 2013
How Fortune 500 companies plan to cut health costs
MD officials outline huge changes to payment system for hospitals
NC lawmakers push bill to reveal hospital costs
Legislation would allow Maine hospitals to determine patients' ability to pay
Las Vegas jury hears closings in hepatitis C infection case
Economic changes hurt the bottom line for rural GA hospitals
March 27, 2013
Lumbar Spine MRIs 'Frequently Inappropriate'
9 in 10 Health Plans Still Tied to FFS Model
Slow progress on efforts to pay docs, hospitals for 'value,' not volume
Health overhaul to raise claims cost 32 percent
Re-engineering healthcare
OIG: Doctor-owned device suppliers inherently suspect
Minnesota AG to investigate Sanford's proposed takeover of Fairview
Opinion: The $4450 urgent care visit
21 graphs that show healthcare prices are ludicrous
March 26, 2013
Not-for-Profit Hospitals Tighten Oversight as Revenues Fall
U.S., Michigan AG ask for Blue Cross Blue Shield suit to be tossed
KY hospitals losing money on physician practices
MD passed bill to fund health exchanges
CT races to reach uninsured, open health insurance marketplace
MD hospitals target acquisitions of primary care practices
Pelosi faults Senate on medical tax repeal
March 25, 2013
IOM: Geographic Value Index Won't Fix Variation
Hospitals Rethink the Service Line
Insurance exchange changes the healthcare game in MN
Universal Health Care's woes raise question for policyholders
State budget leaves troubled NY hospital still looking for help
March 22, 2013
10 Technologies Hospital Leaders Should be Watching
Who are the uninsured? Feds parse the numbers
Private equity funds rapid growth of walk-in clinics
The face of future healthcare
March 21, 2013
EHRs Rush in Where Doctors Fear to Tread
Cutting Anesthesia Costs Starts with a Battle
Some states balk at enforcing health law's insurance protections
Will Obamacare math add up in AR?
UPMC's tax-exempt status faces challenge
March 20, 2013
Berwick: Quest Program Results 'A Breakthrough'
AHIP: Hospital Inpatient Pricing Up Sharply
Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair
FTC steps up fight of Albany hospital merger
SUNY orders LICH closure again in court
MN insurance exchange bill clears final hurdle
March 19, 2013
Proposed Changes to Part B Inpatient Billing Open for Comment
The Cardio Service Line, Rebooted
U.S. drug costs dropped in 2012, but rises loom
What hospitals charge the uninsured
Opinion: Why are healthcare costs exploding? See proton cancer therapy
March 18, 2013
29 states get 'F' for price transparency laws
When States Reject Medicaid Expansion, Providers, Businesses Will Pay
CMS Unveils Hospital Violations Database
How 'profitable' are ME hospitals? It depends
March 15, 2013
Does Executive Compensation Structure Need an Overhaul?
CMS Changes Course on Rebilling RAC-Denied Claims
Experts debate all-payer setups vs. Medicare for all
Opinion: Hospitals' doctor-buying binge likely to end badly
Hospital admissions continue to decline
Federal health officials intrigued with FL alternative Medicaid plan
OB/GYNs told robot hysterectomy not best option
Judge gives LI College Hospital another reprieve
March 14, 2013
Readmissions Prevention Begins at Admission
Who Wins in Cleveland Clinic, CHS Alliance?
How much does an MRI cost?
In latest filings, Highmark optimistic about WPAHS future
Ailing NY Downtown Hospital cuts entire residency program
FTC sues over physician group acquisition in Idaho
Can free video consults make Parkinson's care better?
Lawsuit over how workers are paid filed against hospital
March 13, 2013
ACHE Congress: Change and Caution Abundant
Hospitals Fight MedPAC Rate Plan
Diabetes Costs Hit $245B in 2012
NC lawmakers: Surgery centers would provide alternative to high hospital bills
Carolinas HealthCare income jumps 302%
Hospital privatization could impact thousands of LA employees
North Kansas City denies any plan to sell hospital to HCA
March 12, 2013
Cleveland Clinic, CHS form partnership
Patients balk at considering cost in medical decision-making
Hospital debt debate heats up in Maine
Opinion: MD health insurers' 'fail first' policies jeopardize patient health
March 11, 2013
Bundled Payments Come to Cancer Care
Alleged misdeeds haunt CA hospital chain poised to buy NJ hospitals
TX bill would finance uncompensated care at hospitals
Home care, telemedicine cut health costs
March 8, 2013
Battling fraud charges, FL hospital repays millions to Medicare
Big data helps Kaiser close healthcare gaps
VUMC launches hunt to cut costs by another $50M
CA insurance commissioner chides Blue Shield over rates
Jackson Health CEO donates bonus to Women's Hospital
Public HMO in TX loses $6.6M; owners predict rebound
March 7, 2013
CMS Extends Scrutiny Over Parkland Hospital
Moody's, S&P: For-Profit Hospitals' Outlook Stable
Hospitals want to delay a key Obamacare program
Insurers ready to battle Medicare cuts
Blue Shield, Aetna to raise rates over state objections
AR hospitals feel pinch of uncompensated care
March 6, 2013
Energy-Efficient Choices Preserve Hospital Margins
How Tablets are Influencing Healthcare
Push for price transparency in healthcare
Feds plan pitch to uninsured
Health regulator issues subpoenas to 4 HealthSouth hospitals
C-section rates vary tenfold at hospitals
Highmark's 'Community Blue' patients rejected by UPMC
March 5, 2013
Blood's Shelf Life May Be as Short as 3 Weeks
EHR a Money-Loser for Most Physicians
GAO reports billions in overpayments to private Medicare plans
Expert: Hospitals' 'humongous monopoly' drives prices high
Healthcare spending is transferred out of ICU
Panel recommends overhauling US doc payments
Health insurer spends $323K on commuting costs for new CEO
How much should be spent beautifying hospitals?
Universal Health Care sale hits a potential speed bump
March 4, 2013
Inside an ACO-Like Partnership
Obama asks health plans to report rising rates
Average ER visit costs more than an average month's rent
SGIM Calls for End to Fee-For-Service
Opinion: Shocked, shocked, over hospital bills
OH goal: Show costs at hospitals
FL's Mount Sinai on the mend
Opinion: For MN health system, landmark legislation
March 1, 2013
30-Day Readmission Rates Fell in 2012
Providers Awaken to Day One of Sequestration
Regulators assert new power to seize assets of fraudulent healthcare pools
Texas Children's, Baylor to partner with Christus on new hospital
Mt. Sinai-continuum merger clears hurdle
MA Blue Cross to reinstate board fees
KentuckyOne Health takes over University Hospital management
Children's could take over management of LSU hospital
Hospital readmissions for US Medicare patients decline