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Healthcare experts propose $1 trillion in savings
Hospital stocks rally as Medicare tempers budget cut blow
Hospital patients need an advocate at their side to avoid medical errors
Healthcare spending growth at record low
Obama administration simplifies healthcare form
Healthcare costs to negate state, local budget improvements
Insurer, MI hospitals switch reimbursement plan
Hospital ER remains a construction zone six months after Sandy
Carolinas HealthCare, Aetna collaborate on patient care
How a serial-killing night nurse hacked hospital drug protocol
MO doctor helps spark probe of medical device industry
April 29, 2013
80 million Americans didn't use healthcare services due to cost
OH's health insurance exchange a mystery
Hammurabi's code and US healthcare
Opinion: What tax-exempt hospitals owe their communities
TX Medicaid debate pits rival visions of healthcare law
GOP bill hits alleged ObamaCare exemption talks
Doctor: 'I gave up on healthcare in America'
Healthcare jobs saved MN
More wireless devices for in-home patients wanted in healthcare
Editorial: HMA investing further in local economy, healthcare
April 26, 2013
Obamacare exemption talk lights up Capitol Hill
Opinion: Boston hospital CIO reflects after bombing
Democratic senators voice concerns about healthcare law rollout
Hatch questions Obamacare transition period for MA
FL Medicaid expansion is in doubt
Ensign Group deal illustrates crackdown on healthcare fraud
Boston ER doctor finds marathon memories hard to shake
UNC Health Care, Pardee Hospital extend partnership by 15 years
Philadelphia health plan to soon cover 'gender confirmation surgery'
Bill would deregulate FL trauma centers
April 25, 2013
Under criticism, GOP puts off its healthcare bill
Senator places hold on Obama's Medicare pick
Health provider strives to keep hospital beds empty
Blue Cross Blue Shield cut payments, hospital organization alleges
Court seems split on doctor's discrimination suit
WellPoint's first-quarter profit rises 3%
Employer health premiums rose 170% in CA in last decade
CHS charity care questioned in hospital trial
Patient engagement remains elusive
Patient grievances falling as Parkland works through problems
April 24, 2013
Senate panel backs Obama nominee for Medicare chief
Under Obamacare program, doctor visits would become data points
Racing to spread word about new health plans
US hospitals send hundreds of immigrants back home
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
Boston Medical Center hoping for 'mass exodus' as amputees continue recovery at rehab hospitals
Cancer centers racing to map patients' genes
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?
Immigration bill could help physician shortage
S&P sees pension funding burden on U.S. nonprofit healthcare
Lincoln County Healthcare seeks to merge hospitals
FL compounding pharmacy recalls sterile drugs
The lies we tell in the exam room
April 22, 2013
Boston bombing amputees face tough, costly recovery
Seniors get hung up in healthcare scams
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
Hospital CEOs: Protect our interests
Patients sue upstate NY hospital over records security breach
April 19, 2013
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
The impossible workload for doctors in training
Ohio House opens up further talks on Medicaid plan
Patient satisfaction may not be a good indicator of surgical quality
Nurses union tries to build momentum on hiring mandate bill
Maryland Patient Safety Center to expand offerings
Parkland Memorial Hospital plans to hire chief diversity officer
April 18, 2013
Bombs' medical costs could be in the millions
Lessons from military surgeries informed treatment of Boston victims
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
MN hospital says it mishandled stillborn's body
Hospital program improves antibiotic prescribing
Iowa Health System is now UnityPoint Health
Doctors flee Puerto Rico for US mainland
Why Boston's hospitals were ready
April 17, 2013
Hospitals serving the uninsured face challenge under Obamacare
Intuitive's first robot-surgery trial to probe training
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
CaroMont Health fires CEO
Allegations of unnecessary procedures at Chicago hospital
Showdown brewing over FL healthcare plans
Johnson & Johnson wins case on artificial hip
Are some doctors too old to practice medicine?
April 16, 2013
Hospital scene was like a battle zone
Marathon medical tent 'transformed into trauma unit'
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
DC hospitals: More patients, fewer overnight stays
Avoiding emergency rooms
Cleveland Clinic app helps connect patients, doctors
Safer hospital rooms
The rising cost of healthcare fraud
Doctors order less expensive lab tests when they know the cost
April 15, 2013
Obama sees insurers; Health law is subject
Doctor-owned hospitals prosper under healthcare law
Healthcare providers want faster changes in payments
Helping the uninsured navigate healthcare purchase
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
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
Employer health coverage in U.S. on 10-year decline
Fewer Californians get health insurance at work as premiums rise
CO charges doctor in problem-plagued robo-surgeries at Porter
Nearly 2.6 million Texans eligible for health coverage subsidies
FL House rolls out health insurance plan
Healthcare heavyweights team to compare medical devices
Why chemotherapy that costs $70,000 in the U.S. costs $2,500 in India
April 11, 2013
Highlights from Obama's budget proposal
FL, federal court clash over health privacy laws
Highmark reports $15.2 billion in revenue; net profits slide
Hospital airs medical mistakes
LSU public hospital in Baton Rouge to close Monday
Sanford Health pulling out of discussions with Fairview
L.A. jury sides with doctor in Anthem Blue Cross case
NY, NJ cardiologist admits record $19M fraud
Obesity causing healthcare costs to rise
Ben Carson steps down as Hopkins commencement speaker
April 10, 2013
Why Republican senators like Obama's Medicare nominee
Da Vinci robot hot among surgeons, but gets FDA scrutiny over reports of problems and deaths
A twist on retail health
CA physician assistant bill clears first hurdle
AG: ME Gov's plan to pay off hospital debt is constitutional
Many medical journals lack ghostwriting policies
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
Detroit hospital debuts patient gown to offer more style, rear coverage
April 9, 2013
How price transparency could end up increasing healthcare costs
Joint Commission warns hospitals that alarm fatigue puts patients at risk
Hospitals fail to take simple measures to thwart deadly infections
Two DC hospitals vie to establish costly cancer treatment option
Doctors driven to bankruptcy
Obama administration pushes toward EMR
Group looks to enlist, keep healthcare execs
Some hospitals opt out of selling soda
MaineHealth nears deal with NH hospital
Patients delay, skip, and negotiate to keep Rx costs down
April 8, 2013
Healthcare law could backfire for thousands on Medicaid
CaroMont rethinks 'Cheat Death'
Pentagon struggles with high cost of healthcare
Healthcare law's big task: Explaining it to consumers
Some small businesses opt for the healthcare penalty
GOP SGR plan would ease docs toward Medicare pay-for-performance model
Senate plan adds mental health dollars
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
CaroMont renames hospital, adopts 'Cheat Death' slogan
April 5, 2013
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
Gov. Corbett remains unwilling to expand Medicaid in PA
MO House committee approves GOP-backed Medicaid alternative
Patients like online health records access
Medical emergencies at 40,000 feet
April 4, 2013
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
Penn investigates doctor for inappropriate stents
April 3, 2013
Health insurers lead stocks higher on Wall Street
How insurers flipped a Medicare pay cut into a pay raise
Confirmation hearing set for CMS nominee Tavenner
Senator: Hospitals profited on drugs
Swedish CEO moves to Piedmont Healthcare
Johnston Health partnering with UNC Health Care
New med school aims to train primary care docs
Opinion: State Medicaid eligibility and care delayed because of cost
Hospitals seek payment from military healthcare program
Another vaccine fails to prevent staph infections
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'
End-of-life talks lacking between doctors, patients
Health IT priorities put regulations before innovation
Ascension Health adds Marian Health System
Universal Health Care shutdown to affect about 900 seniors in region
Hospitals take on building projects despite MaineCare debt
April 1, 2013
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
Three years on, states still struggle with healthcare law messaging
Healthcare costs for older inmates skyrocket
Health reform's changes stir worries as they take shape in MD
Opinion: The Starbucks syndrome in healthcare
Local health-insurance marketplaces struggle to get people enrolled
Hospitals question Medicare rules on readmissions