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Investment Firms Question WellPoint Political Spending
Stents may have been unnecessarily placed in patients at St. John Medical Center
HealthPartners, Park Nicollet plan to merge
VA, DoD to expand health information exchanges
CA Fines 14 Hospitals for Medical Errors
Opinion: Expanding Medicaid—the smart decision for MD
Dispute between Aetna, CMA heats up
Doctors closing door on oncology drug reps
St. John, OSU medical Center ending management agreement
ME health system plan to take over hospital draws opposition
August 30, 2012
How One Hospital Works to Win Over Patients
At halfway mark in Parkland Hospital's overhaul, crises remain
Damage from Healthcare Data Breaches Spreading
EHR adoption grows as docs bid for incentives
Health system patients see increased services, less friendly atmosphere
Doctor shortage may swell with med school cap
Doctors urged to be more mindful of costs of procedures they order
FL health system, hospitalists sign a patient care deal
BayCare moves to acquire hospital outside Tampa area
Corpus Christi hospital district approves agreement to end financial woes
August 29, 2012
MU Stage 2 Final Rule Elicits Few Cheers
Healthcare Business Models Clash with Reforms
WellPoint CEO Braly resigns
JHU to link ICU machines in safety effort
Colorado Springs hospital to join UCH, Poudre Valley Health System
Health plans picked for OH Medicare, Medicaid seniors
Zero out of 512 employers plan to drop health insurance
Opinion: Former LSU hospital chief knew and said too much
Patients negotiate for care with cash
August 28, 2012
Gainsharing, Shared Savings Examined
The Republican plan to overhaul healthcare
Aurora, IASIS Healthcare announce partnership
ICD-10 deadline keeps momentum alive, C-suite engaged
TX counties consider going it alone on Medicaid expansion
NY health network files for bankruptcy protection
Opinion: Healthcare is all Keynesian now
5 trends will reshape health IT in 2013
Dynacq Healthcare puts CFO on leave pending investigation
August 27, 2012
Affordable Care Act driving healthcare mergers
HCA Probe Reignites Questions Over Interventional Appropriateness
Some hospital networks also become insurers
HHS Finalizes ICD-10 Deadline Delay
Despite Democrats' warnings, private Medicare plans find success
WI hospitals treating low-income patients aim to cut readmissions
Hospital pays out in scam involving work done on homeless
Medical malpractice lawsuits have cost NYC $134M this year
August 24, 2012
Final MU Stage 2 Rules Released
Proposed Medicaid fraud rules worry providers
Does Medicare Advantage cost less? Or does it cost more?
NY's model for Medicaid managed care
Memorial Health to pay over $1M after federal probe of patient referral practices
UT Medicaid stops paying for hospital errors
August 23, 2012
500 PCPs Named to CMS Payer Partnership
Medicare spending forecast reduced in new CBO analysis
US hospitals: What's going on with Medicaid?
VT healthcare exchange options to vary widely
More than a third of primary care delivered by specialty doctors
BlueCross TN to partner with Methodist Healthcare
Opinion: MedWest hospital affiliation may be best chance for survival
Northwestern hospital confirms 230 layoffs
August 22, 2012
Patient Experience Journey Lacks Defined Direction
Q&A: MA Lawmaker on Cost Containment
Budget cuts bigger risk to states than healthcare law: Moody's
Rules to help Texans avoid surprise hospital bills are pulled
Jackson Health System explores outsourcing ER docs, billing and collections
Former board member eyeing Peninsula Hospital site for $24M (NY)
South FL hospitals to add organ transplant programs
UK government wants hospitals to expand overseas
August 21, 2012
Studies question medical rewards for physicians
Little is clear-cut on HCA's high rates of lucrative heart procedures
Health law gives Medicare fraud fighters new weapons
Few hospitals are part of ACOs, report says
Hospitals battle Medicaid rule changes over undocumented immigrants
Steward Health Care System moves to buy Mercy Hospital in ME
Hospital's bioterrorism isolation unit in use for TB patients
Decline in circumcisions costing healthcare system billions, study finds
August 20, 2012
Q&A: Parkland's Incoming Interim CEO on Problem Solving
Insurer Aetna to buy Coventry Health for $5.6B
Californians favor health law's exchanges, poll says
Major pharmacies to tout benefits of health reform law for seniors
MD hospitals push for insurers to pay Medicare and Medicaid cost shift
CA suing doctor over billing tactics
FL pain clinic, doctors caught in federal pill mill probe
Backus to join Hartford HealthCare System, expand services
Medical Moneyball: Informatics takes pulse of medicine
Opinion: A flawed Medi-Cal fix
August 17, 2012
Healthcare Cost Growth Steamrolls CPI
Hackers steal, encrypt health records and hold data for ransom
US not-for-profit hospitals' outlook negative
Medicaid fight reinvigorated with political light on healthcare
Boston-area hospital bosses earn up to $3M
Poll finds Medicare more important to voters than healthcare reform law
CA lawmakers consider low income health program
August 16, 2012
Parkland Names Ex-Tenet Exec Interim CEO
WellPoint viewed worst by hospitals as UnitedHealth improves, survey says
Health law benefits some MA hospitals, penalizes others
Hoag, St. Joseph form hospital partnership in CA
Opinion: How doctors could game Obamacare
August 15, 2012
Giant hospital chain creates a windfall for private equity
Obama pushes for state help on health exchanges
New MA law changes malpractice procedures
LSU seeks partnerships to keep university hospitals open
Horizon, Optimus join forces on NJ accountable-care organization
Hospitals treating poor hardest hit by readmissions penalties
CA nonprofit hospitals face state hearing on tax-exempt status
August 14, 2012
Medicare to penalize 2,211 hospitals for excess readmissions
Hospital chain HCA defends ER practices in second week of scrutiny
MA healthcare reform: An academic provider's perspective
Maryland: Ready, or not, for Obamacare
MA moves forward with statewide health information exchange
Opinion: Systemic change to breed the doctors we need
PA's Chester County Hospital looks for bigger partner
Hospital access, security is a real balancing act
WV hospital becomes nonprofit, eyes renovation
August 13, 2012
Governors aside, feds begin building healthcare markets
Changes ahead for Montana's Benefis Health Systems' ER
Highmark working to reverse flight of doctors
Hospital union votes in St. Louis set stage for tense talks
TX urgent care centers scrutinized over ER-style billing
ME hospitals dueling in wake of merger proposal
OR Health plan CEO touts reform
More Trauma Care Spending Doesn't Raise Survival Rates
August 10, 2012
U.S. hospital companies seen under microscope as costs targeted
Assurant cited most by U.S. for health premium increases
Ascension Health signs new deal with embattled debt collector
MI hospitals curb use of costly, risky heart test
Soaring ointment prices are a dermatologic mystery
Medicare overspending on anemia drug
Recovery Auditor Prepayment Review Demos Imminent
August 9, 2012
Cigna Plans Aggressive Expansion for ACO-like Program
States May Drop Medicaid Expansion, CMS Says
Whistleblower lawsuit alleges Florida Hospital filed millions in false claims
To stent or not to stent, that is in question
8 ACOs worth a closer look
IN hospital blames electronic records for rising ER waits
OPM seeks more competition for employee health plans
MA med society chief: Reform means patients have to change, too
Crowdfunded searches for medical miracles
August 8, 2012
Parkland Makes Progress on CAP, but Safety Concerns Remain
Hospitals Could Save $9 Billion Under EFT Rules
Pfizer pays $60M to settle government allegations of bribing doctors overseas
Tenet profit beats on patient growth
Embattled HCA reaps strong profits from CA hospitals
Healthcare costs to increase 7% for large employers
NY seeks federal waiver to 'transform' healthcare
Gaps in maternity coverage for some women could grow under health law
Opinion: A Medicaid opportunity for CA
August 7, 2012
MA governor signs new healthcare cost measure
Rounds Preview: Innovations in Women's Health
Hospital chain inquiry cited unnecessary cardiac work
MA health cost law bans mandatory overtime for nurses
MA healthcare law may hurt hospital credit ratings
FL a bellwether for Medicaid expansion
Big Med: Can hospital chains improve the medical industry?
One-third of doctors wouldn't take new Medicaid patients last year, study says
PA senator says Highmark trying to lure patients from Excela
August 6, 2012
Imaging Rates Scrutinized; Conclusions Mixed
Hospitals Opting for Palliative Care
Officials brace for huge task of operating health exchanges
Nursing schools brace for faculty shortage
Business administrators in CA ordered to stop making patient care decisions
Doctors, hospitals concerned about hefty malpractice awards in MD
Medicaid managed care program doesn't reduce fees, MA inspector general says
Patients caught in TN hospital, insurer power struggle to drive down costs
Tweeting medical bills for student healthcare coverage
August 3, 2012
CMS Releases 2013 IPPS Final Rule
BCBS Restricts Competition, Suit Charges
CA patient data outage exposes risks of electronic medical records
FL ready to revamp medicaid payments to hospitals
NY hospital, low on cash, says it may need state bailout
IL hospitals fighting new rule on Medicaid patient care
Health insurers owe nearly $74M in rebates to Californians
What should medicine do when it can't save your life?
FL heart patient too sick for Medicare
August 2, 2012
Hospital Infections Linked to Burned Out Nurses
MA Insurers, Hospitals Face Surcharges Under Cost-Control Bill
Medicare fraud busters unveil command center
MA healthcare costs overhaul bill on its way to Gov.'s desk
Health insurance rebates may keep all premiums lower
First-year audit finds fault in for-profit hospital's finances
Physicians want out of NC MedWest affiliation
Struggles continue for TX doctors treating elderly poor
Blue Cross responds to Steward's attacks
Concierge medicine in CA buys more time with doctors
August 1, 2012
Healthcare's Big Data Problem
Aetna's Q2 profit falls 15 percent but 2012 forecast rises
Humana reduces 2012 forecast as Medicare costs increase
Unclear if ICU telemedicine can save hospitals money
UM surgeon to lead transplants at Cleveland Clinic
VA hospital costs in Orlando are on track, officials say
Private-sector physicians run clinical trials mostly for the money, study finds
RFID tags help MD medical center track emergency drugs
Opinion: Our unsustainable culture of medical specialization