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Healthcare experts propose $1 trillion in savings
CMS Releases 2014 IPPS Proposed Rule
Hospital Execs Forecast Higher IT Spending
Highmark's $1B Acquisition of West Penn Approved by PA
Hospital stocks rally as Medicare tempers budget cut blow
Healthcare spending growth at record low
Healthcare costs to negate state, local budget improvements
Insurer, MI hospitals switch reimbursement plan
April 29, 2013
Healthcare M&A Activity Dips
IPPS Proposed Rule Adds Readmission Measures, HAC Timeline
80 million Americans didn't use healthcare services due to cost
OH's health insurance exchange a mystery
Opinion: What tax-exempt hospitals owe their communities
More wireless devices for in-home patients wanted in healthcare
April 26, 2013
PPACA Implementation Pending, Health Insurance Coverage Gaps Persist
IPAB Has to Go, Providers and Advocates Urge
Democratic senators voice concerns about healthcare law rollout
FL Medicaid expansion is in doubt
Ensign Group deal illustrates crackdown on healthcare fraud
Philadelphia health plan to soon cover 'gender confirmation surgery'
Bill would deregulate FL trauma centers
April 25, 2013
HHS Would Hike Whistleblower Rewards to $10M
Health provider strives to keep hospital beds empty
Blue Cross Blue Shield cut payments, hospital organization alleges
WellPoint's first-quarter profit rises 3%
CHS charity care questioned in hospital trial
Patient engagement remains elusive
April 24, 2013
Hospital Compare Adds Interactive Data
CHI's Acquisition of St. Luke's Episcopal Health Detailed
Slowdown in healthcare spending linked to weaker U.S. economy
Mayo's Destination Medical Center proposal unveiled
UPMC fires back in dispute over tax-exempt status
Gov. Brown donors rally against healthcare cuts
Seven-digit shortfall has new Erlanger CEO seeing red
CMS website will disclose health industry payments to doctors
April 23, 2013
Diagnostic Errors Common, Costly, and Harmful
Hospital 'ACE' Teams Curb Adverse Events, LOS, Costs
Questions arise about robotic surgery's cost, effectiveness
Study predicts rise in healthcare cost growth by 2019
Should Medicare pay hospitals for leaving patients satisfied?
S&P sees pension funding burden on U.S. nonprofit healthcare
Lincoln County Healthcare seeks to merge hospitals
April 22, 2013
Outpatient Growth Must Keep Pace with Population
Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
Opinion: We still have a healthcare spending problem
New healthcare law tax surprise
Opinion: 'Nanny states' can cut healthcare costs
Atlantic City hospital system turns traditional healthcare model on its head to battle diabetes
Baylor ACO embraces future with lower volume of care
Inside India's 'no-frills' hospitals, where heart surgery costs just $800
April 19, 2013
Former ACP President: 'We Have to be More Efficient'
26M will be eligible for 'game changer' ObamaCare subsidies
NYC to seek new provider for $6 billion healthcare program
Charlotte doctor settles Medicare fraud case
Bill aims to reverse 10% provider rate reduction
Ohio House opens up further talks on Medicaid plan
Maryland Patient Safety Center to expand offerings
April 18, 2013
Hospitals Crack Down on ED Repeat Users
Bombs' medical costs could be in the millions
Co-author of Obama healthcare law sees 'huge train wreck' in implementation
Hospital finances are broken. How to fix them.
NC attorney general says he'll push for tighter controls on hospitals
April 17, 2013
Gawande: Hospitals Profit When Surgeries Go Wrong
Dean Health System to Join SSM
Hospitals serving the uninsured face challenge under Obamacare
Dems take on pharma in push for Medicare cuts
AR lawmakers approve health plan seen as compromise with Obama
Medicare could save millions by limiting advance payments to insurers
Allegations of unnecessary procedures at Chicago hospital
Showdown brewing over FL healthcare plans
April 16, 2013
When Physicians See Costs, They Act Like Consumers
St. Joseph strikes deal with Medicare to recoup some of lost billings
FL hospitals brace for fight over trauma units
Bill leveraging hospital cash to capture more fed Medicaid money passes committee
Avoiding emergency rooms
The rising cost of healthcare fraud
Doctors order less expensive lab tests when they know the cost
April 15, 2013
Two Hospital Merger Deals Collapse
Obama sees insurers; Health law is subject
Healthcare providers want faster changes in payments
Hospitals target emergency room 'super-utilizers' to cut down on costs
Detached ER costs criticized
Opinion: U.S. healthcare system has almost worst of all worlds
More often, hospitals decide not to admit patients
UC Health, Anthem reach deal on new contract
Opinion: UPMC and other big nonprofits should remain tax-exempt
April 12, 2013
Radiologists Push Back on Reimbursement Cuts
Obamacare supporters want another bill to tackle costs.
Opinion: Why Obama's budget could make health waves
HHS official: Federal exchange making political, technical progress
Fewer Californians get health insurance at work as premiums rise
Nearly 2.6 million Texans eligible for health coverage subsidies
FL House rolls out health insurance plan
Why chemotherapy that costs $70,000 in the U.S. costs $2,500 in India
April 11, 2013
AHA: Obama Budget Proposes 'Troubling Reductions'
Highlights from Obama's budget proposal
Highmark reports $15.2 billion in revenue; net profits slide
NY, NJ cardiologist admits record $19M fraud
Obesity causing healthcare costs to rise
April 10, 2013
HCA, First Choice ER Form Alliance in Texas
Moody's: Sequestration Threatens Not-For-Profit Hospitals
AG: ME Gov's plan to pay off hospital debt is constitutional
NV jury awards $500M in hepatitis case
Pros, cons found in merger of Highmark, WPAHS
Dallas County commissioners criticize Parkland officials over additions to new hospital plan
April 9, 2013
How price transparency could end up increasing healthcare costs
How a 110-Year-Old Hospital Rebranded Itself
Two DC hospitals vie to establish costly cancer treatment option
Doctors driven to bankruptcy
Patients delay, skip, and negotiate to keep Rx costs down
April 8, 2013
ONC Responds to HIE Criticism with Grants
Pentagon struggles with high cost of healthcare
Some small businesses opt for the healthcare penalty
GOP SGR plan would ease docs toward Medicare pay-for-performance model
AL won't enforce federal healthcare rules
MS hospital group: No Medicaid expansion will leave 200,000 in 'the gap'
Big data could mean big savings in healthcare
April 5, 2013
HIT Errors 'Tip of the Iceberg,' Says ECRI
Will the sequester's cancer cuts get fixed?
Cuts to cancer clinics puts pressure on Obama administration
Paper offers options on limiting higher health rates
Walgreens first retail chain to diagnose, treat chronic conditions
Obama's budget to spare medicaid from deep cuts
Doctors unite to fight hospitals buying physician groups
April 4, 2013
Intermountain Fined $25.5M for Stark Violations
Dementia cost projected to double by 2040
CA hires consumer group to help it review healthcare rates
Cancer clinics turning away thousands of Medicare patients
Hospital collections firm Accretive Health replaces its CEO
Feud between hospitals, Medicare contractors explodes over fraud bill
CVS to pay US $11 million in lawsuit settlement
Closure of three Pacific Health hospitals may be part of a trend
Vanderbilt University Medical Center freezes pay raises, vacations amid sequestration
CHI, PeaceHealth suspend negotiations over forming partnership
Doctors allege shuttling patients among hospitals put profit ahead of safety
April 3, 2013
Don't Let Loan Debt Strangle Your Practice
Health insurers lead stocks higher on Wall Street
How insurers flipped a Medicare pay cut into a pay raise
Senator: Hospitals profited on drugs
Swedish CEO moves to Piedmont Healthcare
Johnston Health partnering with UNC Health Care
Opinion: State Medicaid eligibility and care delayed because of cost
Hospitals seek payment from military healthcare program
April 2, 2013
Why uninsured might not flock to health law's marketplaces
HHS scraps proposed cuts to private Medicare plans
Small firms' offer of plan choices under health law delayed
Insurers await final 2014 Medicare Advantage rates
MD's tough hospital spending proposal seen as 'nationally significant'
Ascension Health adds Marian Health System
Hospitals take on building projects despite MaineCare debt
April 1, 2013
Scores Predict Readmission Likelihood
Mayo Signs Deal with Shriners, Consolidates Two Hospitals
Healthcare analytics market to exceed $10B by 2017
Opinion: U.S. healthcare prices are the elephant in the room
Analysis: Healthcare, tax cuts issues colliding
Marketing studies help craft healthcare overhaul pitch
Healthcare costs for older inmates skyrocket
Health reform's changes stir worries as they take shape in MD
Local health-insurance marketplaces struggle to get people enrolled
Hospitals question Medicare rules on readmissions