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January 31, 2012
Blue Cross moves to dismiss Aetna antitrust suit
Highest healthcare pay found in CA, AK
Labor ills, budget gap slam Westchester Medical Center
EMS struggles to make ends meet
Medicare clinics see surprising shortage of Anchorage patients
Portland ME mayor decries proposed DHHS cuts

January 30, 2012
Wellpoint to raise doctors' pay to increase quality of care
Settlement likely in class-action suit against Signature Hospital Corp.
TX Strikes Out on MLR Waiver Request
Another View: Early signs show business is accepting Affordable Care Act
Mercy reorganization gives doctors more control
Romney tiptoes a fine line on healthcare
When health plans go high deductible
Report: Electronic health records still need work
GOP opponents' attacks on Romney healthcare record fail to land a blow
Religious opposition to new healthcare changes
State of the Union ducks healthcare
Outpatient Move Saves Hospital

January 27, 2012
Not-for-Profit Provider Outlook 'Negative,' Says Moody's
Jersey City Medical Center offers to buy Christ Hospital for $104M
Johns Hopkins unveils new hospital
AK healthcare industry booming
Accused UT hospitals fire back at state's Medicaid sheriff
Why heart doctors are leaving practice to work for hospitals

January 26, 2012
CMS nominee Tavenner gets lifetime payout
MA health reform, in 3 charts
NY hospital pays $3.5M to settle charges it improperly recruited doctors
FL hospitals bracing for more Medicaid cuts
MetroHealth reports 2011 net loss, but positive on future
WellPoint's 4Q profit drops 39 percent
Community Health inks PA deal
U of MD moves ahead with county healthcare overhaul
Jurors side with Garth Brooks in hospital naming-rights lawsuit

January 25, 2012
Independent Payment Advisory Board exists in law, resides in limbo
Jackson Health System, UM headed toward 'a completely new relationship'
Highmark to spend $500M on care network
Erlanger Health System facing bleak quarter
Lawmakers hear Rex Hospital complaints
Former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy to be resentenced
4 hospital execs earn more than $1 million

January 24, 2012
Children's, Blue Cross deal curbs payments
Hospitals hiring doctors to get ready for reform
In quest to grow, Catholic hospital system pares religious ties
More hospitals demand payment on the spot
Kaiser Permanente mulls deals with 3 hospitals
Decline in patients cuts nurses' hours and jobs
Cost still blocks HIE adoption, health execs say
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center plan sickens neighbors

January 23, 2012
Can ACOs improve healthcare while reducing costs?
Community health centers struggle to meet demand from poor and uninsured patients
UPMC says West Penn refuses to release takeover information
TX doc pushing to revamp Medicare, Medicaid payment rules
Hospitals hike ad spending to gain market share
Chefs, butlers, marble baths: hospitals vie for the affluent
Brooks' case has hospital in damage control mode

January 20, 2012
Tenet Healthcare cuts deal with IL insurer as MO talks sputter
UnitedHealth’s profit jumps 21 percent, 2012 forecast unchanged
MVP Health Care schedules information meetings for Kodak workers, retirees
Most small businesses fear health care law
Healthcare consumer confidence improves again in December

January 19, 2012
CBO: Medicare cost-cutting programs haven't worked
UPMC refunds Medicare charges
MS hospitals won't try to kill tax for Medicaid
U of L president speaks out for first time since merger rejected
Partners recasts deal with Tufts, limiting pay
Ex-exec of Pasadena's Huntington Hospital sentenced for fraud
Federal oversight of CA prison healthcare to end

January 18, 2012
Teaching hospitals fight Medicare cuts
Health enterprise zones to target disparities in MD
Erlanger Health System cuts six executive positions
ME hospitals say DHHS budget ignores debt owed them
Doctors' money mistakes

January 17, 2012
U.S. to force drug firms to report money paid to doctors
Spectrum Health Targets ED Frequent Fliers for Primary Care
CO high-risk health insurance pool runs up claims twice U.S. average
Opinion: MD’s Cohen saved billions, showed health regulation can work
Opinion: Cutting heathcare spending the old-fashioned way
The sleep apnea business is booming, and insurers aren’t happy
Cost-cutting reaches Children’s Hospital
Highmark officials struggle with filling hospital beds, integrating care

January 13, 2012
Are Americans getting healthier?
The race to build more federally funded health centers in NJ
Medical billing a target of fraud investigations
New health insurers add Western PA clients with caution
Report: IL hospitals' charity care growing
CVS Caremark settles Medicare investigation

January 12, 2012
States oppose Obama healthcare Medicaid law
Raising Medicare age would save $148B, CBO says
20% of Healthcare Dollars Spent on 1% of Population

January 11, 2012
Hospitals cutting costs by not treating gunshot victims right away
TX asks feds to delay health insurance rebate plan

January 10, 2012
Recession-hit U.S. health spending barely rose in 2010
The history of healthcare spending in seven graphs
Medical City (FL) to fill out this year
Drug reps soften their sales pitches
FBI interviews patient in Prime Healthcare inquiry
Capella to shutter AL hospital

January 9, 2012
Ohio begins value-based measure for Medicaid
Growing losses at Aurora Sinai raise questions about its future
Seven health data privacy and security trends to track in 2012
AseraCare Hospice accused of Medicare fraud
Outgoing Erlanger CEO Jim Brexler’s severance pay on tap
Market pressures hit UMass Memorial
Acadia Healthcare to pay $91M for hospitals
St. Joseph, Jewish hospitals merge without U of L
10 Hospital Technologies to Watch Carefully

January 6, 2012
Insurers profit from health law they spent millions to fight
Judge delays release of Highmark-West PA affiliation
$2M in reimbursements awarded for EHRs to MD hospitals

January 5, 2012
State commission recommends major changes in FL public hospitals
Lawsuit accuses company of fraudulently cycling patients through hospice care
New year, new deals? Breaking down health plan, doctor alliances
Moses Taylor sale finalized, CMC still waiting on approval for Geisinger deal
US Senator targets drug shortages, "gray market" hoarding
KY Gov. Beshear plans merger talks with hospital officials
In tight times, medical schools market themselves
LSU hospitals hit with a $29M budget cut
Opinion: Hospital CEO paid $60,000 bribe to senator to keep hospital open

January 4, 2012
WI scales back Medicaid shortfall by $300M
Governor Scott panel cannot compare FL hospitals

January 3, 2012
Nowhere to go, patients linger in hospitals, at a high cost
Down economy puts burden on IL hospitals
Hundreds of employees at nonprofits make six-figure salaries
Erlanger at Hutcheson continues to bleed money
CMS's Proposed Hospital Staffing Revisions Get Cool Reception
Top 12 Healthcare Buzzwords for 2012