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$2.58 million awarded in St. Louis malpractice suit
Injunction to stop 10% reduction in fees to providers denied by California judge
Detroit Medical Center pays WSU $2.7 million of debt
New Connecticut program for the uninsured off to slow start
Community hospital in Brooklyn is closing maternity ward and selling the space
$3 million pledged to Maryland hospital project
July 30, 2008
West Penn bond rating takes a hit
UConn Health Center seeks hospital partners
Pennsylvania-based Universal Health reports income increase
July 29, 2008
West Penn Allegheny Health System overstated payments
Insurers increasingly going against doctors’ orders
Indianapolis-based system says early action aids patients, bottom line
Indianapolis hospitals see growth as healthy
July 24, 2008
California freezes Medi-Cal payments to thousands of healthcare facilities
In-store clinic growth slowing
Missouri-based CoxHealth resolves allegations of Medicare fraud
July 23, 2008
Health plan from Obama spurs debate
Lower spike in healthcare costs predicted in Wisconsin
Plan to build new Parkland Hospital to go before Dallas County voters
July 22, 2008
New Orleans-area hospitals bleeding red ink, federal report says
Healthcare lending remains vibrant corner of Birmingham credit market
Moody’s hopes hospitals learned the lessons of Allegheny Health collapse
July 21, 2008
Online derivative monitoring system supports risk management
Funding plan to help lure buyer for Maryland county’s hospital network
July 18, 2008
Louisville, KY-based Norton Healthcare profits drop 7%
July 17, 2008
Cost virus hitting hospitals
July 16, 2008
Illinois hospitals finalize $160 million merger
Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins chime in on Manhattan hospital’s new plan
July 15, 2008
Bill would toughen California regulators’ hand with insurers over doctors’ pay
July 14, 2008
Medicare auditors recover $700 million in overpayments
University of Iowa hospital project to increase patient costs
July 11, 2008
White House vows veto of Medicare bill
Private hospitals join San Francisco healthcare plan
Detroit Medical Center to add pediatric care in Madison Heights
Atlanta hospital CEO: Contract is fair, aboveboard
$1 million donated to Connecticut cancer hospital
July 10, 2008
With nudge by Kennedy, Medicare bill passes
July 9, 2008
Cancer care unaffected by doctor reimbursement changes
Hartford, CT, hospital announces secret donor’s $12.5 million pledge
July 8, 2008
Financial troubles push Hospital Partners of America to put facilities on the market
More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare
July 7, 2008
Without funds, New Jersey hospitals face crisis
Healthcare providers hit by ailing economy
Deadlock spurs New Jersey hospital to cancel Horizon contract
CMS proposes quality improvements and other changes for hospital services
July 3, 2008
Staff, patients scramble at Oakland, CA, hospital after sudden layoffs
Ohio-based Mercy Hospital gets $50K for ICU
July 2, 2008
Ohio-based Summa Health System takes over Wadsworth-Rittman Hospital
St. Louis-area hospitals cut back diabetes education efforts
Children’s Hospital Oakland lays off 84 staff
July 1, 2008
Bush administration freezing cuts in Medicare fees
Budget problems put Florida teaching hospital on hold
Baptist Health System sells remaining interest in Birmingham’s Trinity Medical Center
Providence Health to buy Tarzana Regional Medical Center from Tenet