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Reid pushes for votes on healthcare bill
House votes to protect payments to doctors
Senate healthcare bill faces crucial first vote
UC approves partnership with Los Angeles County to reopen King medical facility
Cancer recommendations create culture clash in medicine
Aetna employees to be laid off, more cuts coming
Ailing California doctors group rescued by Heritage Provider Network Inc.
Illinois launches Web site with hospital prices, quality ratings
Seven steps toward disease-centered systems of CARE
Jordan Hospital forges ties with Boston's Tufts Medical Center
Beverly (MA) Hospital, site in Danvers losing jobs
Democrats woo voters with new benefits
Medicare tax on high earners and other levies stir debate
Business sours on overhaul as legislation veers to left
November 19, 2009
Senate unveils healthcare bill
Senate health plan seeks to add coverage to 31 million
White House backs off cancer test guidelines
UC expected to partner with LA County in reopening Martin Luther King Jr. Hospital
Minnesota-based HCMC to reduce charity care, cut jobs
Pennsylvania outpatient-surgery centers surge in numbers, profit
1.5 million medical files at risk in Health Net data breach
UConn Health Center faculty vote to unionize
New life for Hughes Spalding children's hospital in Atlanta
Education program, bundled payments to improve care for kidney patients
Germany strains to fund healthcare for all
Doctors' neckties seen as flu risk
Insurers unlikely to alter policies in the debate over mammograms
Rising prices of drugs lead to call for inquiry
November 18, 2009
Reid optimistic about getting 60 votes on health bill
Mammograms and politics: Task force stirs up a tempest
Three Democrats could block health bill in Senate
Miami-based Jackson Health System adds to new team as three leave
Coverage mandate under fire
Small firms scrapping, scaling back health plans
Many doctors to stay course on breast exams for now
Rising obesity will cost U.S. healthcare $344 billion a year
Philadelphia VA clinic cited for radioactive-treatment violations
Mammography outcry points to trouble for healthcare reform
Orszag defends healthcare overhaul
Medical schools quizzed on ghostwriting
November 17, 2009
Stethoscope uses Bluetooth technology
Blumenthal urges industry to tackle data exchange barriers
No psychiatrist nearby? Turn on the screen
Americans support taxing rich to pay for health bill
Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER
Reid considers raising Medicare tax for high earners
White House healthcare accord with drug industry may be going sour
Insurance market faces shift in power
Ex-HealthSouth exec should go to prison, court says
Deep divisions linger on healthcare
Time crunch looms for health bill
Limited effect seen in abortion clause
Business foes of healthcare reform ramp up effort
November 16, 2009
House health bill includes Medicaid relief for states
Little benefit seen, so far, in electronic patient records
Healthcare bills would boost states' authority on premiums, benefits
Health bill foes solicit funds for economic study
Doctors urge a focus on geriatrics
Poll: Fine print in healthcare prompts worries
Insurer plans its own clinic in North Philadelphia
Hidden mistakes in Connecticut hospitals
In House, many spoke with one voice: Lobbyists'
Most companies stick with wellness programs
Catholic bishops' influence on healthcare bill
Healthcare bills could jeopardize states' consumer protection laws
Drug makers raise prices in face of healthcare reform
Report details billions lost in Medicare fraud
November 13, 2009
Number of insured varies by bill
UnitedHealth Group enlists employees to fight health reform
Democrats herald report on healthcare costs
Health-bill disclosure rule is resisted
New CDC estimates show what toll swine flu is taking in U.S.
Kaiser Permanente pays $1.8 million over billing flaws
Children's hospitals object to proposed funding reductions
St. Francis Hospital seeking space in downtown Hartford, CT
St. Francis Hospital in Hartford is on probation for one year
South Florida seniors' coverage may be cut
Medical device makers fight health bill's tax provision
Atrius Health, Boston-based Beth Israel expand affiliation
Abortion upends health bill alliance
Reid mulls Medicare tax increase for high earners
November 12, 2009
St. Joseph's Hospital, Guthrie Healthcare System call off merger
Health-bill battle will not get a recess
Doctor sues Burlington, MA-based Lahey Clinic, says stent issue led to firing
Hispanic advocates jump into health debate
Old board for Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital flexes muscles
TX-based JPS Health Network votes to end participation in tax increment financing districts
Tampa General Hospital snaps up properties
Senators discuss creation of panel to control health costs
Illinois Hospital Association president prepares members for regulation changes
Hospitals north of Boston set limits to curb flu's spread
Unions battle over health workers
Mass head-shaving raises $200,000 for Washington, DC-based Children's National Medical Center
November 11, 2009
Reid says health bill will be done by Christmas
Opt-out proposal puts state leaders to the test
On Hill, Clinton gives a healthcare pep talk
Maine finds a healthcare fix elusive
$10 million to hospitals among Indiana human services cuts
University of Kansas Hospital sets patient volume records
U.S. healthcare sector is a fairly green giant
University of Miami president tries to mend fences with Jackson Health System
Study: Physician income shrinks, but not time spent with patients
Will transparency keep heart failure patients healthy?
November 10, 2009
Democrats raise alarms over costs of health bills
Effort to assist older voters may raise costs for the young
Layoffs, closures at Miami-based Jackson Health System
Cedars-Sinai finds more patients exposed to excess radiation
Senate abortion foes take aim at overhaul
Medical association backs health system reform
Minnesota's poor being shifted to different medical plan
Poll: Drugmakers most at fault for swine flu vaccine shortage
Politics aside, doctors universally fed up with insurers
Board chairman survey: Only 1% of hospitals are below average
Med schools programs adapting to changes in caregiving, health policy
Groups redirect healthcare ads to cheer and jeer Democrats
November 9, 2009
House Democrats pass healthcare bill
Obama presses Senate to act quickly on its health bill
Abortion an obstacle to healthcare bill
Comparing the healthcare proposals
Health bill faces Senate heat
Many in Washington, DC, area's affluent suburbs lack medical coverage
Rapid influenza tests often fail to detect H1N1
Doctors embrace social networking
Georgia groups get $1.5 million in grants to help uninsured kids
MetroWest wants new deal with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Wider oversight looms for insurers
The medical industry grumbles, but it stands to gain
November 6, 2009
Military base shooting victims flood local hospitals
Army doctor held in Fort Hood rampage
Kaiser to open medical facility in South Los Angeles
Thieves steal truck with H1N1 vaccine in Milwaukee
AARP endorses House healthcare bill
Immigration and abortion issues could cost party crucial votes
Democrats pose health bill hurdle
House Democrats seek allies for health vote
Many doctors do unneeded pap smears, study finds
NY officials defend distribution of flu vaccine to companies
FDA fighting false online claims about swine flu treatments
Thousands rally to protest healthcare bill
Dallas flu clinics continue as officials weigh how to distribute doses to the insured
CVS says it is subject of FTC investigation
November 5, 2009
House expected to vote on health bill Nov. 7
Public's view of healthcare overhaul has familiar ring
Flu outrunning vaccine, experts say
Chicago-based Rush University Medical Center nears finish of orthopedic building
Texas lawmakers try to give doctor-owned hospitals a dose of help
American Academy of Family Physicians loses members over deal with Coke
Democrats bet AARP support to seal healthcare
WebMD founder plans new medical site
Atlanta-based Grady to build neighborhood health super centers
FDA seeks to reduce drug dosage errors
Immigrants face hurdles with new Massachusetts care coverage
Surgery at a spa? Buyer beware
November 4, 2009
Health bills too timid on cutting costs, experts say
Democrats see healthcare timetable slipping
Health bills aim a light on doctors' conflicts
Senate moderates flex muscle on healthcare bill
Children's Hospital Boston, three health plans push cost-control effort
University of Miami, Jackson Health square off at summit
Tenet Healthcare boosts outlook despite $3 million loss in third quarter
Senators propose lawsuit reform as part of healthcare overhaul
Reopening of King hospital in Los Angeles may be pushed back again
Insurance discounts for healthy habits spur debate in Washington
Tenet CEO: Silver lining on the recession cloud
GOP counters with a health plan of its own
Healthcare debate focuses on legal immigrants
House releases final healthcare bill
November 3, 2009
Hospitals cite worry on fees in health bill
Democrats say House bill cuts premiums for many
Senate pressing insurers on the amount of premiums they spend on care
Slow payments cost United Healthcare $750,000
Democrats' concerns over abortion may imperil health bill
Catholic Healthcare West makes tentative deal with nurses union
North Dakota attorney general says law kept hospital merger review brief
Shortage of flu vaccines leaves healthcare workers vulnerable
Healthcare provision seeks to embrace prayer treatments
Doctor says he was fired for fighting hospital's ties to Medtronic
November 2, 2009
Obama strategy on healthcare legislation appears to be paying off
GOP set to propose its own health bill
15 states sue Amgen alleging kickback scheme
Health insurance mandate alarms some
U.S. health overhaul could penalize Massachusetts
Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies
Temple nurses say offer includes gag clause
Restraining order on doctors' records OK'd in Massachusetts
Insurer told to hold off in Massachusetts
Swine flu: Worst-case outbreak could severely strain hospitals
Tempers flare in Virginia over shortage of H1N1 vaccine, answers