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At healthcare summit, Obama tells Republicans he is eager to move ahead
More talk, no deal at health summit
Audit slams Miami-based Jackson Health System over money mess
A hospital in Harlem is studying its future
Immigrants sue Massachusetts over exclusion from healthcare
Medical scan makers to install radiation controls
Chicago-based Lillibridge developing three Florida hospital projects
Philadelphia-based Girard Medical Center to lay off 100
Minnesota Senate overrides General Assistance Medical Care veto
Attorney general, state Assembly turn up the heat on California's health insurers
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois to discuss premium increases
Uniting Democrats is challenge at health forum
Radiation bills raise question of supervision
February 25, 2010
Democrats looking beyond healthcare summit to final talks within party
Obama readies a fallback healthcare proposal
WellPoint executive defends premiums
House votes to strip health insurance companies of antitrust exemption
DeParle and Sebelius: The GOP ideas Obama used
Preparing for health debate, and its TV audience
Imaging firm sues Sutter Health for $1 million in fees dispute
Poll: Expectations low on health summit
Mayor Carlos Alvarez: Miami-Dade won't bail out Jackson Health System
Nashville Medical Trade Center to start looking for tenants
Lawmakers accuse WellPoint, parent company of Anthem Blue Cross, of profiteering
HMO plan for Medicaid patients draws fire from Illinois lawmakers
Massachusetts doctors group to focus on one hospital
Radiation errors reported in Missouri
February 24, 2010
Health bill faces hurdles in House
Republicans plan to stress private-sector alternatives to the president's plan
On eve of health meeting, big questions still linger
GOP expects little from Obama's health forum
Anthem Blue Cross plans to go ahead with rate hikes in California
Countdown to reform: Plumbing the meaning of the healthcare summit
Study finds doctors reducing work hours, potentially worsening shortage of primary care docs
Dallas surgical hospital to expand with new facility next door
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. regains earnings strength
Democrats on track to revive healthcare overhaul
Cuts possible, New England Baptist Hospital chief warns
February 23, 2010
Obama renews health push
Obama's health bill plan largely follows Senate version
Obama stays on offense with healthcare proposal
Medical insurers slam proposed supervision
Miami-based Jackson Health System to cut 900 jobs
Ex-LA hospital owner convicted of Medicare fraud gets prison for recruiting Skid Row patients
Discount health plan firm accused of fraud in California
Connecticut healthcare premiums up 20%
iPhone app tells wait time in ER at the Hospital of Central Connecticut
TennCare cuts will not be quite so deep after break from feds
Trial begins over lawsuit targeting Anthem Blue Cross
Massachusetts groups press Congress on healthcare overhaul
Study: Half of infection deaths linked directly to hospital care
Doctor training aided by drug industry cash
Millions coming to Washington, DC, for medical-records database plan
February 22, 2010
Obama proposal targets insurance-rate increases
Obama to urge oversight of insurers' rate increases
Obama summit raises stakes in healthcare roulette
New York City's public hospitals fear huge loss in subsidies
States look beyond Washington on health
Second hearing on health coverage ordered in Massachusetts
HCA's joint venture agrees to buy cardiac care hospital in Texas
A cautionary tale in healthcare reform
Economy forces states to reduce Medicaid spending
GOP senators will not boycott Obama's healthcare summit, leader says
Massachusetts General Hospital death spurs review of patient monitors
Cadillac tax on health plans would hit union and nonunion jobs equally
February 19, 2010
Obama to offer health bill to ease impasse as bipartisan meeting approaches
HHS secretary decries higher rates for health insurance
Medicaid enrollment rises nationwide, analysis finds
States consider Medicaid cuts as use grows
Bleak economy pushing health insurers to raise rates, analysts say
HCA's 4Q net income down
Glass fragments found in soup at Kaiser
Minnesota governor quickly vetoes health assistance extension
Healthcare reform limbo sets stage for wave of hospital mergers
Obama to get specific on healthcare legislation
Fight over healthcare premiums heats up
Kaiser reverses decision to end after-hours urgent-care services at MD facility
February 18, 2010
Report cited by Obama on hospitals is criticized
Health provider reps hammer Georgia's proposed hospital tax
Key MN Republican joins call for General Assistance Medical Care fix
Florida nurses rally for safer staffing
St. Louis company strikes deal with Poland for isotope that is crucial to medical tests
CEO Holm to leave Dade City, FL-based Regional Medical Center
Humana to cut 2,500 positions in 2010
HHS warns of double-digit spike in health premiums
Report: Technology, medical tests changing the face of healthcare
Health insurers often balk at weight-loss surgery in Texas
Hybrid heart procedures are gaining ground
Michigan high court split 4-3 on new malpractice rule
February 17, 2010
White House hints of new health bill
Los Angeles County slashes doctors' reimbursement rate
Georgia governor's hospital tax strongly opposed
Miami-based Jackson Health System starts small with cutbacks
UT Southwestern in Dallas starts planning a new hospital
Simply Healthcare HMO gets $50M infusion
Report compares health county-by-county
Health groups hiked political giving in 2009
Tennessee emergency doctors back bill redefining malpractice
Canadian doctors back right to die consultation; but MDs oppose assisted suicide
New source of an isotope in medicine is found
A doctor's problem with electronic records
February 16, 2010
In California, exhibit A in debate on insurance
Union for Miami-based Jackson Health System says layoffs are expected
Proposed bill would make medical mishaps by CT hospitals public
Michigan develops plan to help places hurting for doctors
Doctor-patient divide on mammograms
Report: California hospitals paid $1.6B for physician on-call services in 2008
Healthcare for poor may get ax in Minnesota
South Florida doctors to get $8.5 million for tech upgrade
Individual mandate: A sticking point in the healthcare debate
Mass. General Hospital plans museum to showcase its story
February 15, 2010
White House formally invites Republicans to healthcare summit
Insurer delays increase for California customers
Risky caregivers not in federal database for hospitals
Spending on the insured rises in Massachusetts
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan lays off 300
Results unproven, robotic surgery wins converts
UnitedHealthcare suspends review
Vanderbilt uses DNA to personalize medicine
Disabled advocates oppose Illinois Medicaid HMO plan
Stillborn's remains missing from Chicago-based Rush University Med. Center
MA-based Partners HealthCare's investment gains make drop in operating income bearable
Drug industry signals lobbying shift
Hospital type may play role in decision on feeding tubes
Expecting a surge in U.S. medical schools
February 12, 2010
Administration rejects health insurer's defense of huge rate increases
WellPoint takes heat over rates
Big health insurers' profits up 56% over 2008
Whistle-blowing nurse is acquitted in Texas
Costs on rise, Massachusetts nurses protest staffing changes
Obama administration makes grants for health IT
VP of Miami-based Jackson Health System under investigation
UConn officials urge $342 million for Dempsey Hospital
Tennessee's CoverKids insurance program reopens to new enrollees
IRS finds few takers for healthcare tax credits
New payment models redefine health system performance
Health reform in limbo, top drug lobbyist quits
February 11, 2010
Comparative-effectiveness: A simple healthcare fix fizzles out
Minnesota suing firms that sell discount health cards
New Jersey added to trial program to streamline health insurance paperwork
Massachusetts governor wants health cost veto
Texas healthcare providers could see Medicaid fees reduced
Sacramento-based Sutter Health cuts ties with longtime radiology partner
In addition to Anthem, other insurers raising healthcare rates
In China, shift to privatized healthcare brings long lines and frustration
Illinois reaches out to private health plans for service proposals
Medicare pay cuts to doctors: The latest patch
February 10, 2010
Long-term care hospitals face little scrutiny
FDA to increase oversight of medical radiation
Congress opens probe into Anthem Blue Cross rate increases
Former California hospital executive will plead guilty to paying kickbacks
Obama, GOP seek accord
Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital partners with Mass General
Cigna Corp. acquires company to grow wellness business
CFO of Miami-based Jackson Health System steps down from post
California HMO members more satisfied in 2009
Trail of disquieting reports from hospitals of Select Medical
February 9, 2010
Top House Republicans throw cold water on healthcare summit
On health bill, GOP's road is a new map
Bills stalled, hospitals fear rising unpaid care
Leverage sought in health summit
Study: Health costs higher where hospital competition is lower
Requests for medical data are questioned by CT doctors
Tennessee hospitals push for tax to offset cuts to TennCare
Obama official very disturbed by Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes
Insurer plays judge on cancer care
In Haiti, practicing medicine from afar
Less invasive hip surgeries make inroads
February 8, 2010
Obama invites Republicans to summit on healthcare
Democrats ask, can healthcare bill be saved?
Hospitals may ask TN to tax them
California targets discount health plans
New York governor gives St. Vincent's Hospital another loan
States look to forestall hypothetical health insurance mandate
Number of Minnesotans uninsured jumps by 100,000
Aetna reports profit drop, sees more declines in 2010
Healthcare hiring continues
Texas nurse to stand trial for reporting doctor
February 5, 2010
President Obama maps a way forward for a health overhaul
Illinois top court strikes down medical malpractice caps
Medical group urges new rules on radiation
Hospital network withdraws proposal to take over St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
Anthem Blue Cross dramatically raising rates for Californians with individual health policies
Washington state mulls public option health insurance
When the patient cannot afford the care
UPMC operating income, revenue rise
Jacksonville, FL-based Baptist Medical Center forms neurology unit
Aetna pays $750,000 fine to New York Insurance Department
University of Miami gets $14.8 million to build brain imaging annex
February 4, 2010
Public health tab to hit milestone
Obama suggests Republicans could have a role in healthcare bill
Sebelius cannot guarantee openness in health reform talks
Healthcare's share of U.S. economy rose at record rate
No easy fix for troubled Jackson Health System
Victims from Haiti arrive in Atlanta
Stakes high for California in healthcare reform
In Hartford, more than 1,000 receive medical help at free clinic
TennCare cuts threaten Nashville General hospital
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan gets loans for a four-week reprieve
February 3, 2010
Stumping for jobs plan, Obama pushes health bill
Democrats change healthcare tack
Miami-based Jackson Health System is bleeding red ink
California Medical Board admits allowing troubled doctor to monitor another
Dialysis patients at Atlanta-based Grady band together to face new deadline on care
Changes would add costs to IowaCare, official says
Pregnancy-related death rate on the rise in California
Study: Two hospitals at Dallas-based Methodist Health System have high ICU infection rates
Aria Health executive: Philadelphia hospital ignored policy in patient death
Jeb Bush's Medicaid plan faces uncertain fate in Florida
Emergency center coming to Yorkville, IL
Medicare pay cuts to doctors: A five-year fix?
U.S. expands medical care for Haitians
The decline of St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
February 2, 2010
States restart healthcare push
Virginia Senate bills say no to requiring health insurance
Healthcare overhaul still on table
U.S. will reimburse hospitals that treat Haitians
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas setting up medical home program
North Vernon, IN, hospital buys bankrupt hospital's assets
U.S. doctors say Haiti stands out from other disasters
Fort Lauderdale-based Mednax closes on two practice acquisitions
Doctors tout NanoKnife for easy tumor removal
New ways to calculate the risks of surgery
February 1, 2010
Democrats quietly working to resuscitate healthcare overhaul
CEO of Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital rethinks firing after objection
After medical treatment for Haiti quake victims, who in U.S. pays the bill?
FDA aims at doctors' drug pitches
Wellness efforts face hurdle
Judge denies request to keep Pennsylvania hospital open
Cardiologists battle Medicare over payment cuts
NIH will start keeping track of patients' radiation exposure
Donors fly kids to U.S. hospital as hundreds in Haiti wait for U.S. medical airlifts to resume
University of California signs $147-million deal to rent a Santa Monica medical facility
Northwestern closes deal for Lake Forest (IL) Hospital
HCA owners' big payout: $1.75 billion
White House aims to broaden approach to global health