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Panel urges sharp change for hospitals in Brooklyn
Prison doctors, barred from seeing patients, collect full pay
CEO bonuses at NY nonprofit hospitals unhealthy?
$538 hospital bill triggers legal action
November 29, 2011
Congress again faces 'doc fix' for Medicare
Docs: Highmark, UPMC should smooth transition
Jackson Health System outsources a service for $37.5M
CA hospital’s heart diagnoses surge after pay changed
Cost Containment Under Healthcare Rules
November 28, 2011
Cleveland Clinic, others say patients need more financial help
Push for hospitals to buy new defibrillators criticized
November 23, 2011
Healthcare Leaders React to Super Committee's Failure
How Sequestration Will Reduce Health Care Spending
Emergency docs warn of challenges in new payment models
Jackson Health System board meets privately
November 22, 2011
Supercommittee announces failure in effort to tame debt
For Deficit Panel, Failure Cuts Two Ways
Hospital chain aims to exit real estate business
November 21, 2011
Health-care groups laying groundwork for post-election debate over cost cuts
Hospitals worry about cuts
MT healthcare workers defend payments from drug companies
Top 12 Uncertainties Hovering Over Healthcare
November 18, 2011
Rural Kansas hospitals in danger of closing
Cost-Shifting Blamed for Commercial Insurance Cost Growth
November 17, 2011
MA gov. sees healthcare consuming 40% of next state budget
ER closures hit minorities, poor hardest
CMS Pushing to Reduce Improper Payments
ICD-10 Cost, Timing Concerns Explain AMA Vote
November 16, 2011
MA Blue Cross flap with Tufts Medical Center escalates
OMB: 'Aggressive' use of IT cuts $17.6B in waste, fraud, and abuse
CA voters OK tax to keep hospital open
Call Yourself an ACO? Prove It
November 15, 2011
Deficit cutters target upper-income Medicare beneficiaries
Doctors paid for heart tests order more
CMS Kicks Off Second Year of Medicare Compliance Newsletters
November 14, 2011
Problems persist with Medicare fraud contractors
Readmission penalties cut deeper at urban hospitals
Finances strain marriage between Jackson, U. of Miami
November 11, 2011
CMS says new analytics are model for future fraud and abuse system
November 10, 2011
KY healthcare group may get $83M in hospital merger
Commission: MA should be able to reject above-norm health prices
CO hospitals bring $18.8B in economic activity to state
Stop Letting Poor Scheduling Bleed Hospital Payrolls
November 9, 2011
Tying hospital payments to patient satisfaction
Jury Awards $52M to MRI Group in Suit with ID Medical Center
November 8, 2011
Study raises questions about 'bundling' to pay docs
Health Plans Step Into Retail Operations
November 7, 2011
Doctors Await Decision on SGR, Pay Cuts
November 4, 2011
Eisenhower Medical Center losses spur credit-rating downgrades
November 3, 2011
CMS Releases OPPS Final Rule
Universal Healthcare Would Slow VT Cost Growth
November 2, 2011
Hospitals to see 1.9% jump in Medicare outpatient fees in 2012
November 1, 2011
Miami diabetics 'ground zero' for troubled Jackson Health
States Stymied in $4.3B Medicaid Collection Efforts