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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
The secret Republican plan to repeal Obamacare
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%
'Take your pills' reminders from apps and gadgets
5 underrated healthcare trends from a top CIO
March 28, 2013
How Fortune 500 companies plan to cut health costs
Dream jobs disappearing for radiology trainees
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
CA issues annual ratings for health plans, physician groups
Economic changes hurt the bottom line for rural GA hospitals
It's not exactly the Mayo Clinic
To hire or not to hire smokers?
March 27, 2013
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
Doctors, non-physicians battle over medical turf
Healthcare workarounds expose EHR flaws
Opinion: The $4450 urgent care visit
Are doctors' hands clean? This wristband knows
21 graphs that show healthcare prices are ludicrous
March 26, 2013
U.S., Michigan AG ask for Blue Cross Blue Shield suit to be tossed
Salesmen in the robotic surgical suite
Nurses can practice without supervision in many states
KY hospitals losing money on physician practices
MD passed bill to fund health exchanges
CT races to reach uninsured, open health insurance marketplace
Gunshot deaths pushing some ER doctors to activism
MD hospitals target acquisitions of primary care practices
Pelosi faults Senate on medical tax repeal
Allscripts Healthcare ends NYC Health & Hospitals suit
'Foreign matter' in vials prompts compounding pharmacy's drug recall
March 25, 2013
At age 3, Affordable Care Act is no less controversial
Editorial: Report card on healthcare reform
Health poll reveals where people go for care
CA wants control of prison mental healthcare
Insurance exchange changes the healthcare game in MN
TN race for Medicaid: Dial fast and try, try again
How amnesty for undocumented immigrants would impact healthcare
Universal Health Care's woes raise question for policyholders
State budget leaves troubled NY hospital still looking for help
PA hospital concierge offers patients unlimited service
March 22, 2013
Intuitive robosurgery training seen lacking in lawsuits
Who are the uninsured? Feds parse the numbers
Private equity funds rapid growth of walk-in clinics
The face of future healthcare
Supreme Court strikes down state Medicaid recovery law
Nurse-owned practices, clinics trying to get a foothold in TX
Neurosurgeon’s speeches have conservatives dreaming of 2016
When harm in the hospital follows patients home
SC lawmakers turn to technology to solve state health problems
Doctors and their online reputations
March 21, 2013
Congress moves to put protections on painkiller
Some states balk at enforcing health law's insurance protections
MD urges better licensing for healthcare pros
Will Obamacare math add up in AR?
NC nurse anesthetists battle bill to put doctor supervision requirements into law
UPMC's tax-exempt status faces challenge
CVS Caremark demands workers disclose PHI
Study: Patients should decide what the end of life is like
Settlement over race-based request at hospital included money
How a patient's suicide changed a doctor's approach to guns
March 20, 2013
Whistle-blowers allege wrongdoing at VA center
Therapy as good as surgery for knee repair
FTC steps up fight of Albany hospital merger
Healthcare orgs go big for analytics
MD bill to boost healthcare worker safety withdrawn
SUNY orders LICH closure again in court
MN insurance exchange bill clears final hurdle
Group medical appointments may help ease physician shortage
Boulder hospital stymied by computer problems
The doctor is in (well, logged in)
March 19, 2013
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
A pattern of problems at a hospital for veterans
N.J. compounding pharmacy recalls all products
OR governor signs medical lawsuit mediation bill
Memorial Hospital retirees in pension fight
Hospitals mobilize to tackle alarm fatigue
Hospitals look to the skies for safety help
Quinnipiac seeking cadavers for new medical school
March 18, 2013
29 states get 'F' for price transparency laws
New HIPAA rules pose challenges for healthcare industry
LifePoint's Bill Carpenter wants to keep patients out of hospitals
Opinion: Healing the hospital hierarchy
Opinion: One form, faster prescriptions, better healthcare
Intermountain Healthcare wins national award
How 'profitable' are ME hospitals? It depends
Opinion: Technology alone isn't healthcare's savior
Minnesota House passes health insurance exchange bill
Hospital ratings are in the eye of the beholder
March 15, 2013
Medicare revises readmissions penalties, again
Experts debate all-payer setups vs. Medicare for all
Opinion: Hospitals' doctor-buying binge likely to end badly
Hospital admissions continue to decline
HCA chief's massive compensation just misses $50M club
Federal health officials intrigued with FL alternative Medicaid plan
MN healthcare exchange heads for final votes
OB/GYNs told robot hysterectomy not best option
Judge gives LI College Hospital another reprieve
Opinion: do hospital 'likes' translate to quality?
March 14, 2013
Insurers warn of overhaul-induced sticker shock
How much does an MRI cost?
Ryan's budget proposal would repeal PPACA
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
Families may gain from observing CPR
The downside to private hospital rooms
March 13, 2013
House lawmakers to examine regulation of medical apps
Will nation's uninsured get lost in long application for healthcare?
NC lawmakers: Surgery centers would provide alternative to high hospital bills
Carolinas HealthCare income jumps 302%
MO House endorses healthcare conscience measure
Parents of prescription overdose victims plead with CA legislators
Hospital privatization could impact thousands of LA employees
Lack of healthcare IT workers slows tech progress
North Kansas City denies any plan to sell hospital to HCA
Doubts about Hopkins research have gone unanswered, scientist says
March 12, 2013
Cleveland Clinic, CHS form partnership
Uninsured Americans get hit with biggest hospital bills
Patients balk at considering cost in medical decision-making
Hospital debt debate heats up in Maine
Dollars for Docs mints a millionaire
UPMC wants to help small hospitals with IT
Informatics pioneer says healthcare needs better systems
Opinion: MD health insurers' 'fail first' policies jeopardize patient health
24 female MDs talk about life as the boss
The superbug scare is this bad
March 11, 2013
Republicans resume effort to repeal 'Obamacare'
Alleged misdeeds haunt CA hospital chain poised to buy NJ hospitals
Health watchdogs lacked Legionnaires' data for Pittsburgh VA hospital
TX bill would finance uncompensated care at hospitals
MS hospitals pressing for Medicaid expansion
More training, bigger roles for nurse practitioners
Nurse staffing bill faces roadblock in the MN House
Mayo Clinic tests do-it-yourself prenatal care
Home care, telemedicine cut health costs
Opinion: The high costs of Medicare's low prices
March 8, 2013
Most large employers to keep health insurance benefit
Battling fraud charges, FL hospital repays millions to Medicare
Big data helps Kaiser close healthcare gaps
Opinion: Making CMS nonpartisan
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
Looming physician shortage prompts medical turf wars
How AZ reconciled government-run healthcare with its conservative ethos
March 7, 2013
Hospitals want to delay a key Obamacare program
Unreported side effects of drugs found using Internet data
Insurers ready to battle Medicare cuts
Behind a cancer-treatment firm's rosy survival claims
Healthy compromise aids SF hospitals
Construction that focuses on health of community
Blue Shield, Aetna to raise rates over state objections
AR hospitals feel pinch of uncompensated care
Med school students still get gifts from drug companies
Can Twitter help predict epidemics?
Feds extend time frame for critical inspection of Parkland Memorial
March 6, 2013
CDC warns hospitals about drug-resistant 'superbug'
Lax policing of doc, pharmacy conflicts found in Medicare coverage decisions
Push for price transparency in healthcare
Feds plan pitch to uninsured
Health regulator issues subpoenas to 4 HealthSouth hospitals
HIMSS: Hospitals making progress on MU
C-section rates vary tenfold at hospitals
Highmark's 'Community Blue' patients rejected by UPMC
MI nurses want minimum staffing levels
Hospitals crack down on tirades by angry docs
March 5, 2013
Cerner, McKesson lead alliance to let docs share data
GAO reports billions in overpayments to private Medicare plans
Expert: Hospitals' 'humongous monopoly' drives prices high
Healthcare spending is transferred out of ICU
Nurses spar with docs as 30 million insured seek care
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
Study: Wii Tennis is an effective training tool for surgeons
March 4, 2013
Obama asks health plans to report rising rates
Painkiller-abuse proposal divides healthcare community
Average ER visit costs more than an average month's rent
Opinion: Shocked, shocked, over hospital bills
OH goal: Show costs at hospitals
EHRs underused for hospital infection reporting
FL's Mount Sinai on the mend
Opinion: For MN health system, landmark legislation
Investigation raises debate about doctors, pain pill deaths
MN hospitals oust sodas
March 1, 2013
Some states will rate health plans on quality this fall
Legislation would let nurses practice independently from docs in NV
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
Why failing med students don't get failing grades
Orlando Health to start tobacco-free hiring policy
Hospital readmissions for US Medicare patients decline