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House leaders announce $940 billion healthcare compromise bill
Democrats say health bill will pay for itself in the long run
CBO: Package would save money with new taxes and curbs on Medicare spending
Public hospitals in Miami tackle deficit with pain
Burden higher for nonprofit hospitals, Illinois Supreme Court says
Texas company giving its ERs support to run more efficiently
Connecticut children's hospital to build new outpatient cancer center
TennCare postpones some cuts for a year
Group seeks documents from Anthem Blue Cross inquiry
Massachusetts hospital executive says network trying to become less pricey
GOP plots strategies to nullify health bill
Health insurers toughen stance in disputes over hospital rates
Arizona drops children's health program
March 18, 2010
Democrats inch toward securing votes for health bill
Obama persuades Kucinich to back healthcare bill
GOP lawmakers, candidates pledge to repeal healthcare legislation
Virginia set to challenge federal healthcare reform legislation
Senate Dems in Georgia block proposed constitutional amendment to opt out of federal healthcare
Report says California fails to monitor hospitals
Unusual damages set in Philadelphia bedsores case
Miami-based Jackson Health System stays afloat by delaying bills
New board urged for Nashville General Hospital
Medicare payments for physical therapy have poor prognosis
WellPoint's giving for uninsured falls short, records show
Putting a dollar figure on a doctor's worth to a hospital
Healthcare maneuver would spur challenges
VA is fined over errors in radiation at hospital
Doctors fear work caps for residents may be bad medicine
March 17, 2010
House Democrats scramble to ensure adequate deficit reduction in health bill
Democrats consider new moves for health bill
Obama's base joins the fray over health vote
Health overhaul splits party faithful
Jackson Health System eyes possible concessions from nurses union
British hospitals: No sitting allowed
Patients bear brunt as cancer care spending hits $90 billion
$352 million UConn Health Center plan gets early yes vote
Call to cap medical payments is likely in Massachusetts
Big insurance rate increase for Pennsylvania poor
Obama's healthcare reform speech in Ohio convinces a few skeptics
House Democrats' tactic for healthcare bill is debated
Maine's Mercy Hospital cutting 58 positions
March 16, 2010
Protest targets UPMC hospital closing
Obama tries to personalize the healthcare bill
House may try to pass Senate healthcare bill without voting on it
Massachusetts insurer details its unequal payments
Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital retreats on cutbacks
Georgia Supreme Court upholds ER statute
Use of surgical robots on rise in South Florida operating rooms
Hospitals warming up to new plan for UConn Health Center
Anthem Blue Cross should reimburse California man for transplant, jury says
California health agency works with hospitals to reduce errors
About 1 in 4 in California lack health insurance, a UCLA study finds
Top executive resigns at struggling Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
New focus on averting errors: Hospital culture
Health bill gives insurers a younger market
With Medicaid cuts, doctors and patients drop out
March 15, 2010
Democratic leaders say health bill will pass
Healthcare endgame begins
Millions spent to sway Democrats on healthcare
Warnings of crisis at Miami-based Jackson Health System went unheeded
Project to get transplant organs from ER patients raises ethics questions
St. Bernard Parish hospital board finalizes location for construction of hospital
Mass. General residents cut back to 80-hour weeks, but with mixed feelings
Insurer and New York City hospital system reach accord
Patient-satisfaction surveys have drawbacks
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota is sued over disclosing woman's medical records
Reinventing care for poor means relying less on ER
TN withholds federal funding for Nashville General Hospital, backers say
March 12, 2010
Democrats move toward grouping health reform with student-aid bill
Hospitals big loser in Georgia governor's budget
Democrats struggle to finish health bill
Jackson Health System won't get state bailout
Houston-based Memorial Hermann wins antitrust case
Teamsters to rally at Ascension Health's St. Louis headquarters
UC Irvine Medical Center ordered to improve medication management
As costs soar, Massachusetts foresees change in health insurance rules
UConn presents health center proposal to legislators
Massachusetts seeks fair shake in health bill
Republicans warn House Democrats they may lose their jobs by backing health bill
Nurse practitioners seek expanded role
March 11, 2010
New Orleans coroner says Memorial death will not be reclassified as a homicide
Obama gets tough on healthcare fraud
In St. Louis area, Obama pounds drum for healthcare initiative
Employers plan to shift more healthcare costs to workers, survey reports
Grand jury is probing Jackson Health System
Sebelius cautions health insurers about premium increases
Franklin, TN-based Psychiatric Solutions hospital chain is in sale talks
Health plans may have to submit rate hikes to regulators
Quantcast Panel urges more choice in birth after C-section
Pricey imaging pushes up health costs in Massachusetts
Heart test may be overused
March 10, 2010
Business buys ads vs. health overhaul
Thousands rally to support healthcare reform in downtown Washington, DC
Parliamentary hurdle could thwart latest healthcare overhaul strategy
Leaders of Miami-based Jackson Health System warn of insolvency without county loan
State pitches new $352 million UConn Health Center plan as partnership
University of Kansas Hospital plans $12 million addition to medical office building
New tool lets patients call the shots at end of their lives
Few Californians benefiting from rescission settlements
Healthcare's obstacle: No will to cut
With warning, a hip device is withdrawn
March 9, 2010
Obama turns up the volume in healthcare bid
Obama launches attack on health insurance companies
State insurance experts see flaw in Obama's plan to curb health premiums
Senate panel to investigate deaths at long-term care facilities
Jackson South hospital in Miami could be multimillion-dollar white elephant
Dallas-based Parkland Health & Hospital System wins nurse's overtime lawsuit
Healthcare costs open $1.7 billion hole in Texas budget
Connecticut AG reports Anthem's anti-competitive contracts to top Obama health official
Cosmetic surgery fell in 2009
Group appointments give patients better access to physicians
March 8, 2010
Democrats voice health-bill doubts
Obama wields analysis of insurers in health battle
Medicare program cites Mass. General for serious problems
Virginia health bill could foil Obama proposal
Miami-based Jackson Health System puts two hospitals on chopping block
Massachusetts health insurers seeking rate hike
One hospital's simple measure to defeat infections
Hospital of Central Connecticut names new president/CEO
Officials: Grady Memorial Hospital in stable condition
Florida couple again accused of stealing, selling patient records
Massachusetts nursing home drug use puts many at risk
Lessons at Tuba City Hospital, run by Navajos, about births
March 5, 2010
Obama intensifies healthcare efforts
Obama takes healthcare deadline to Democrats
White House confronts insurers on premiums
Pressure mounts for/against healthcare bill
Miami-Dade commissioners seek answers for Jackson's woes
Medicare backlash: A primary care doctor lays out his costs
Suit filed over end of General Assistance Medical Care in Minnesota
Miami-based Jackson Health System chasing mythical millions
CT insurance commissioner, doctors trade barbs over healthcare reform
Individual health insurance policy premiums soaring in Illinois
Barrett to step down as chief of Burlington, MA-based Lahey Clinic
Democratic leaders working to win over abortion opponents for healthcare reform
March 4, 2010
In final push, Obama urges up or down vote on health
Obama calls for reconciliation to prevent filibuster on healthcare reform
For Miami-Dade mayor, no extra power over Jackson Health System
More Washington, DC, hospital workers fired for being blizzard no-shows
California cannot cut Medi-Cal payments to hospitals
Education should accompany prostate screening, new guidelines say
Possible prostate case error at University of Pennsylvania hospital
Waterbury (CT) Hospital disciplined over violations
BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee expands doctor, treatment comparison tool
AMA teams with UnitedHealth, Dell to push electronic health records
Ex-worker at Boston-based Beth Israel pleads guilty to embezzlement
Concerns over metal on metal hip implants
March 3, 2010
As Democrats seek to push through health bill, Obama reaches out to Republicans
Obama offers to use some GOP health proposals
Democrats chase health votes
Miami-Dade mayor asks for authority over Jackson Health System
Lawmakers expand investigation into health insurance rate hikes
New Jersey hospital breaks new ground in luxury
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania sued over failure to admit patient
Lifting contract clause helps Connecticut hospitals serve uninsured
Nurse shot inside Danbury (CT) Hospital
Plan offered to break impasse on healthcare in Minnesota
Localities urged to switch to Massachusetts' healthcare plan
WellPoint CEO takes on critics of rate hikes
March 2, 2010
President Obama to highlight cost in new health bill push
Battle brews over tactic to win passage of health bill
AMA president-elect discusses proposed physician pay cut
Massachusetts seeks federal money to aid hospitals
Miami-Dade attorney: County responsible for paying Jackson's union workers
Indiana surgeon arrested in Italy faces U.S. judge
CT health officials say adverse report data might not tell the whole story
Minnesota House fails to override governor's health bill veto
Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta to build $90 million pediatric center
Consumer group sues Anthem Blue Cross over policy changes
Team overseeing national database of dangerous or incompetent caregivers is removed
Congress gets breathing room before Medicare payment cuts
Cutting the risk from CT scans
March 1, 2010
Study: Clout of healthcare providers drives costs
Democrats will have votes for health bill, Obama aide says
Pelosi says she will get votes needed for health bill
Democrats push ahead with healthcare
DC hospital fires 11 nurses, 5 staffers for snowstorm absences
Massachusetts unions safeguard health benefits
Insider seen as next CFO at Miami-based Jackson Health System
Rising threat of infections unfazed by antibiotics
Author: Hospitals must learn from errors, prevent infections
Minnesota-based Park Nicollet Health Services opens a window on doctor payments
As costs rise, Florida lawmakers eye HMOs
Battle over how to curb rising healthcare costs in Connecticut
Doctors say Medicare's pay cuts are killing their practices
Collaboration links doctors in developing countries with digital colleagues