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McAllen Critics, Obama Target Physician Entrepreneurs
'Frequent fliers' add billions to hospital bills
Hard choices on four big issues stymie health push
June 29, 2009
Public Plan Could Slow Healthcare Cost Increases
Health Reform Calls for Preventive Care, But Questions Persist About Savings
White House won't rule out benefits tax
Health savings accounts come under fire
Massachusetts governor set to keep healthcare for poor
Crackdown on Medicare fraud a priority for Obama administration
Bundling services could be key to cutting healthcare costs
Low pay from Medicaid keeps Illinois doctors away from primary care
Massachusetts-based Caritas ends joint venture
June 26, 2009
RAC Complex Reviews to Arrive as Soon as August
Physician Advisors and RACs: Saving Grace, Defending Dollars
Obama and Congress clash on how to pay for healthcare
CBO: Big deficits ahead unless health spending restrained
Can healthcare come with a warranty?
June 25, 2009
Baucus Says Health Reform Bill Now Under $1 Trillion
Many Business Leaders Don't Think Employer-based Coverage is Sustainable
HIPAA 5010 Requires IT to Do More with Fewer Resources
Washington, DC-area hospitals preparing triage for budgets
Obama open to health overhaul without public plan
June 24, 2009
White House Official: 72 Million Uninsured by 2040
How Do You Gain a CFO's Support for Quality and Patient Safety Programs?
Health Premiums on the Rise Across the Board
McAllen, Texas Docs Defend Region's Healthcare Spending
Obama says government health coverage plan would not hurt private insurers
Poll: Most want health reform but fear its side effects
Report: Pennsylvania hospitals in financial slide
Eight Miami Residents Arrested in $100 million Medicare Fraud Schemes
Massachusetts cuts its health coverage by $115 million
June 23, 2009
Hospital's 'What If' Scenario Becomes Reality
Health Reform Hearings Begin With Hopes of Having Bill Ready in July
Federal saving from lowering of drug prices is unclear
Senate looks to trim tax break for personal medical costs
June 22, 2009
Panel might revise healthcare bill
Dallas-based Parkland preparing for worst as feds consider healthcare plan
The myth of prevention
Obama, Drug Industry Announce Partial Funding of Medicare Doughnut Hole
Costs are keeping Massachusetts patients from care
Drug makers trim prices for health overhaul
June 19, 2009
Despite Recession, Medical Costs Will Grow in 2010
State Hospitals Lay Off MD Staff; Could Private Hospitals Do the Same?
Senate's healthcare draft calls for most to buy insurance, nixes public option
New York codifies out-of-network insurance rules
California hospital finally funds $42 million expansion
June 18, 2009
From HFMA: Hospitals Advance Quality and Access Amidst Rising Charity Care and Costs
Scrushy found liable in HealthSouth shareholder suit
Cost Concerns Slow Health Reform on Capitol Hill
From HFMA: Preparing for a RAC Audit
Farmers Branch, TX, hospital doubles as showroom for vendors
Washington County (IN) Memorial Hospital to file Chapter 11, stay open
Latvian health official resigns over cuts
June 17, 2009
AHA: Proposed Hospital Pay Cuts Are Not Justified
From HFMA: Capital Constraints, Regulatory Challenges Common Theme at HFMA
Healthcare Groups' Cost Reduction Efforts Won't Save Much Money
Obama's health plan needs spending controls, CBO says
Children suffer as states cut health budgets
Countdown to reform: Crunch time
Democrats work to pare cost of healthcare bill
June 16, 2009
From HFMA: Five Ways Leaders Fail
MedPAC Suggests Ending Medicare Advantage Overpayments
More problems than solutions in Medicare report
Senate mulls over health-bill details
Daschle: Tort reform necessary in healthcare bill
As Obama pushes health issue, new cost concerns arise
June 15, 2009
Providers Could Feel Pain from Obama's Proposed Cost Reductions
Hospital industry bristles at cuts
Following the money in the healthcare debate
Obama is pressed to tax health benefits
June 12, 2009
Double-billing Settlement Highlights Whistleblower Concerns
Obama stumps for healthcare reform
St. Paul, MN-based Regions Hospital going to legislators seeking funds
Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements giving $100 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center
June 11, 2009
Have a RAC Question? CMS Has Some Answers
Cost of treating Connecticut uninsured up 40% since 2005
United Way, Kaiser partner to help uninsured in five Georgia counties
What would a health overhaul cost? All eyes on the CBO
June 10, 2009
Infection Prevention Cuts May Be Costing Hospitals in Long Run
Tax on health benefits weighed
Democrats nearing consensus on health plan
Hospitals put the squeeze on infection-prevention efforts
Pressure mounts to cut healthcare costs in South Florida
June 9, 2009
Lessons for Hospitals in a Tight Economy
Double-digit Rate Hikes Projected for Health Plans
Decision makers differ on how to mend broken health system
Healthcare spending disparities stir a fight
Two thorny details bedevil health bill
June 8, 2009
Hospitals Get Financially Smart in a Tight Economy
Obama to forge a greater role on healthcare
Tenet to let Louisiana hospital go
South Florida hospitals cutting back
June 5, 2009
Could Empowering MedPAC Hold Medicare Costs?
Magellan Pays $110M for Coventry's PBA
Hospital Payroll Growth Stalls
Research group probes drug rep registration compliance
Boca Raton (FL) Community Hospital turns profitable
June 4, 2009
Capella, AL, Hospital Sold to Rival, Will Close
Increasing Medicaid Cost Sharing For Children's Care Would Impose Burdens, HHS Economist Says
President Obama moves toward requiring health coverage
Virginia county's health system on track to merge
New Connecticut hospital proposal still in limbo
Medical bills play a role in 62% of bankruptcies, study says
June 3, 2009
Obama Wants Final Health Reform Bill by October
President pivots on taxing benefits
University of Iowa Hospitals to cut staff with layoffs, attrition
University of Alabama at Birmingham medical center says it's eliminating 245 jobs
Connecticut hospital set to lay off nearly 80
Medicaid patients have trouble finding doctors in Dallas area
Minnesota report will track effectiveness of healthcare reforms
Harvard mobile clinic may save healthcare system millions
June 2, 2009
Stakeholders' Health Reform Letter to Obama Offers Few Specifics
Senators set to visit White House to discuss healthcare overhaul
Economic advisers extol benefits of cutting healthcare spending
Health groups detail plans to reduce costs
UnitedHealth's Ingenix acquiring AIM Healthcare
June 1, 2009
Hospitals mobilizing to fight proposed charity care rules
Grady Memorial Hospital still waiting for funds
Partners HealthCare leader questioned on outside ties
Massachusetts bill seeks health insurance option for firms