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Rise in Medicare premium is lower than predicted
Insurers' earnings show Americans still using less medical care
Scammers delight: Medicare open enrollment
Family of girl who needed amputations after ER delay is awarded $10M
Healthcare: The next economic crisis
Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
Sports medicine said to overuse MRI's
Repeal Obamacare? Good luck
Recession takes toll on healthcare industry
Adena Health System receives copyright on BEST care
CA physicians decry 10% Medicaid pay cut
Hospitals stand on shaky future
October 28, 2011
Democrats drive drop in support for healthcare law in new poll
Q&A: Blumenthal talks EHRs, healthcare reform
Community Health Systems sinks as hospital admissions fall
Kidney broker said to use Johns Hopkins in organ-traffic case
Opinion: Be careful of cuts to hospitals
Rivals' partnership improves patient satisfaction, lowers costs
Pills cheaper for hospitals than intravenous drugs
NY hospital investigating baby's death
HHS joins White House initiative to put veterans to work
11 charged in L.I.R.R. disability fraud plot
October 27, 2011
Democrats on ’super committee’ propose a ’grand bargain’
Moratoriums not being used to stop Medicare fraud
Few doctors, nurses report asking patients about what they expect in their care
Doctors ask feds to review Medi-Cal rates
2 hospitals, several medical offices to refuse Medicaid
WI wants to exempt health insurers from 80% rule
Community at odds on how to save Brooklyn’s hospitals
Cleveland MetroHealth to build $23 million health center
Big rig full of cadavers excites doctors
WY hospital accused of fraud by whistleblower
Big rig full of cadavers excites doctors
October 26, 2011
EMR may increase malpractice lawsuit risk
Federal officials target Medicare’s poor-performing drug plans
Opinion: 4 Ways Supercommittee can trim Medicare down to size
Public Citizen calls for investigation into patient deaths
Jackson Health System permitted to market Medicare plan
Device makers implant lots of money with hip, knee surgeons
Low-income health coverage project off to slow start in WY
3 big-name hospitals stop publicly reporting some infection data
Brooklyn hospital sells off HMO
Hartford Hospital gets a mention in Apple iPhone ad
October 25, 2011
More states limiting Medicaid hospital stays
Medicare safety data criticized as flawed
AHIMA members make case for hospital chief knowledge officer position
Colonoscopy lawsuit results in $2 million award
Long-term care can bankrupt, yet few carry insurance
State investigates thefts of prescription pads at hospitals
CA hospital district trying to resuscitate self
Survey reveals reasons doctors avoid online error-reporting tools
RAND retracts report on pot dispensaries and crime
Bio: Steve Jobs was a details man, even in his Memphis hospital bed
October 24, 2011
Cigna to buy HealthSpring for $3.8B
Probing the mystery of drug supply disruption
Cheaper health plans raise conflicts
Doctors didn’t disclose spine product cancer risk in journal
Nonprofit hospitals’ huge tax breaks under increasing scrutiny
UMC nurses approved for competitive paychecks
IL has hospitals playing ’balancing game’ with late money
VT police not allowed to use prescription database
Eye surgeons aim to block optometrists’ use of lasers
Central Health board eyes new teaching hospital
Out from behind the counter
October 21, 2011
After a rich severance deal, MA insurer issues refunds
Free mass clinic puts emphasis on prevention
TN eye surgeons aim to block optometrists’ use of lasers
MD Anderson campaign takes in $1.2B
New pressure on CT hospital’s insurers to settle sex abuse cases
Hip surgery option loses key backer
Younger docs not as pro-vaccine as older docs
Louisville residents air concerns on hospital merger
Opinion: Taking healthcare costs into our own hands
Opinion: When doing nothing is the best medicine
Docs facing questions about ’Michael Jackson drug’
October 20, 2011
Officials field questions on hospital merger
Methodist Hospital redevelopment board seeks private partners
MI’s Beaumont, Blue Care Network ready patients for breakup
More than 1,000 gather to support plan for NJ hospital
IDC’s 6 UC action items for HIT
Jackson Health System sells troubled Medicaid plan
Hospital rooms get smart
NC prison to open $155 million medical complex
October 19, 2011
Hospitals work to lower 30-day readmission rates
Cleveland Clinic employees get healthier, lower insurance costs
Heart failure hospital stays fall, saving billions
Hospital safety practices unrelated to outcomes
US healthcare system lags other countries on quality, access
CDC: ER visits surged in 2009
DA says Medicare ignores evidence of EMS transport fraud
Behind the Class Act, a numbers game
The quiet healthcare revolution
Opinion: Accepting death difficult for doctors, but needs to be done
October 18, 2011
GOP lays groundwork for healthcare repeal
MA tries to rein in its health cost
IL hospitals fight for tax breaks while state wrestles with rules
ADHD guidelines could increase treatment in preschoolers, teens
Robotic surgery grows, but so do questions
Mostashari: 'Our healthcare system is in trouble'
MD's St. Joseph hospital seeks strategic partnership
SC hospital wars: Battle moves to Berkeley County
Private ambulances take Medicare, taxpayers for a ride
Survive a hospital stay and avoid deadly medical mistakes
October 17, 2011
Some states seek flexibility to push healthcare overhaul further
Medicare: Will seniors use 'ounce of prevention' coverage?
Sen. Grassley questions soaring salaries for CEOs of nonprofits
Huge differences found in Medigap supplement plans
Coronary heart disease rates are down, but South still a hot spot
Those scan results are just an app away
Opinion: How Medicare fails the elderly
Questioning of Cleveland MetroHealth intensifies
Shortage strikes hospital supplies
Likely buyer of NJ's Christ hospital requested expedited approval
LGBT patients search for healing
October 14, 2011
University Hospitals to trim $100M by end of 2012, renews CEO contract
CA Blue Shield to return $283M in excess profits to policyholders
Nemours patient data tapes missing
MO’s Barnes-Jewish Hospital struggles with readmissions
IL medical board files complaint against star autism doctor
14 rural hospitals join NE health data exchange
From needle stick to cure for Hepatitis C
Former TN Gov. Bredesen joins board of hospital chain Vanguard
Pill mill operator’s Rx: ’Keep the patients happy’
Demand is high in DC for pretend patients
October 13, 2011
States shift medical costs to VA by identifying overlooked vets
Guideline experts have conflicts of interest, study finds
Wells Fargo gives staff tough healthcare choices
MO hospital tries to keep it quiet
Opinion: ’Occupy Wall Street’ should protest healthcare insurers
Hospital workers on 24-hour strike at USC’s Keck Medical Center
UnitedHealthcare, RI Foundation offer $250K for primary care docs
CA’s Eisenhower Medical Center gets teaching approval for primary care
Apple FaceTime may be HIPAA secure
FL hospital’s sick-child day care centers let parents go to work
October 12, 2011
Hospitals unclear on payment
In seeking NY rate increases, insurers fight to keep secrets
Grassley questions HRSA public database shutdown decision
MA’s Blue Cross to remain nonprofit public charity
Thousands of MA medical records stolen in car break-in
Lawyer loses hard drive with patient records
High-tech help for people who don’t take their medicine
Mercy Health plans new MO facilities
New nurses can be breast cancer patients’ GPS
October 11, 2011
GA GOP leads healthcare repeal effort
EHR helps boost elders' preventive care
OH's Kucinich fights to save MetroHealth jobs
NJ hospital wants a public hearing on reopening rival
FL daughter's complaint puts focus on Medicare payment to for-profit hospice
Changeup in Cleveland medical mart plans
Is Romney right on 'Obamacare?' Depends how you count
Limits on Medigap plans eyed
Opinion: UPMC board members go dark
Opinion: The shortfalls of early cancer detection
October 10, 2011
RI officials look to UPMC for economic guidance
GA's independent hospitals hurting
Athol Hospital sees Vanguard deal as key to future
Battle over proposed suburban Chicago hospitals roars
Hospital wars: The battle for patients in Asheville, NC
How patients think, and how they should think
Panel's advice on prostate test sets up battle
Patient death prompts federal inspection of Grady Memorial
'War' over, IN docs and hospital now work together
October 7, 2011
Opinion: How doctors could rescue health care
US panel says no to prostate screening for healthy men
TX docs experiment with care, payment models
Nurses file labor action over lockout after strike
Jackson Health employees will see health insurance switched next year
SC hospital plans to eliminate inpatient services
Medicare thief lobbied Congress to keep cash flowing
Highmark is double-talking, UPMC filing declares
Family of woman who died after a medical error joins Chicago hospital’s safety panel
Swedish, Providence to join forces
FL clinic finds loophole to bill Medicaid, despite ban for fraud
October 6, 2011
Surgery rate late in life surprises researchers
MA's Partners announces deal with Blue Cross to save $240M
NY hospitals object as Sloan-Kettering plans suburban expansion
Stanford Hospital patient data landed online after a series of missteps
Pressing for better quality across healthcare
Study: Worst hospitals treat larger share of poor
Top medical innovation for 2012 controls high blood pressure through nerves
Drug resellers probed for marking up scarce medicine 80-fold
Public health services get crunched by budget woes
Screening for domestic violence in the ER
CA inspectors drop Prime citations, but forward findings for fraud probe
October 5, 2011
AHIMA: ICD-11 on horizon, but need to get through ICD-10 first
IBM’s Watson bests Cleveland Clinic cardiologists
NJ’s Bayonne Medical Center, Horizon reach deal but new concerns arise
Opinion: Healthy paychecks for Sutter Health bosses, nurses
Jurisdiction issues muddle Tricare EHR breach
Hospital asthma grades not linked to healthier kids
Memphis churches, hospitals work to improve congregants’ health
Top 5 unnecessary healthcare costs
Ex-TX prosecutor convicted of retaliating against 2 nurses
Deaths linked to CA doctor accused of recklessly prescribing painkillers
October 4, 2011
Supreme Court hears convoluted case involving CA Medicaid cutbacks
ICD-10’s ten-year reign of fear
Operation Safety Net a model for medical care for the homeless
Grady’s new CEO starts
More than 1 in 10 parents delay or skip vaccinations for their kids
Probe: Drug abusers exploiting Medicare benefit
AIM: Brand statins top most costly activity list
Docs, patients not using same social spaces
A posthumous Nobel for medicine?
NH hospital CEO salaries not an answer to Medicaid challenges, analysts say
Stanford Hospital & Clinics vows to fight $20M class action
October 3, 2011
Supreme Court to hear case on Medicaid rates
Shortages lead docs to ration critical drugs
CA nurses union, Alta Bates divide widens
Stuck in bed, at hospital’s expense
When the nurse wants to be called ’doctor’
Hospital mass layoffs on the rise
Hospitals enlist help to combat painkiller thefts
Medicaid stand-in rebuffed by feds
NY's Medicaid benefits costliest in US
Immune system discoveries win 2011 medicine Nobel