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Senators reject pair of public option proposals
Major upgrade at Harbor-UCLA hospital is imminent
New Massachusetts health plan for immigrants limits network
Prospects for public option dim in Senate
Miami-based Jackson Health System seeks own tax district
Louisiana panel endorses plan to rebuild Charity Hospital
Hospitals use drive-thrus for swine flu
Work begins on national e-health record network
Suit against Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital dismissed
Strike looms at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia
Sanofi ships H1N1 vaccine to U.S.
Fight over Medicare cuts intensifies
September 29, 2009
Showdowns set on two key issues in healthcare debate
In some states, a push to ban mandate on insurance
60 Massachusetts doctors took speaker fees from drug giant
Poll: Support for government health insurance declines a bit
In delivering care, more is not always better, experts say
Flu prompts Charlotte, NC-area hospitals to limit visits
Kaiser opens simulation lab with $1 million federal grant
Healthcare comparisons help show best practices, prices
Tennessee gave doctors wrong fax number in privacy breach
Grady dialysis patients to get care for three months
Young back health proposals amid potential costs
Cyber gangs hit healthcare providers
September 28, 2009
Reid the quarterback may call on Obama to referee healthcare reform
On Medicare spending, a role reversal
E-records get a big endorsement from hospitals
Judge clears way for Atlanta-based Grady's dialysis unit to close
Insurers tally up Baucus bill provisions
Doctors mistakenly fax patients' data to Indiana company
Employers try to limit rising health plan costs
Baucus health bill would let private group write rules
Atlanta-based Emory drops suit to block Gwinnett Medical's heart-surgery program
Workers to pay 10% more for healthcare in 2010, study predicts
Massachusetts health system popular, but backing dips
House weighs Cadillac-plan tax
Use of federal health clinics soars
Swine flu surge closes schools, tests hospitals
Maryland-based St. Mary's Hospital joins MedStar Health
September 25, 2009
Obama's deal with drug firms survives
Senate panel rejects bid to add drug discount
Pelosi presses for a public option
Five Massachusetts hospitals drop late-night ER visit fees
California hospitals fined for errors
Gear up for the H1N1 influenza season: Too much preparation is not enough
Anthem Blue Cross is ordered to repay customer $7,300
Hospital workers to stage Chicago vigil over unionizing
Chicago Blackhawks, NorthShore University HealthSystem enter partnership
MA-based Northeast Health appoints new CEO
Rhode Island hospital, Caritas can talk merger
Overhaul divides business and its traditional GOP allies
September 24, 2009
Medicare is focus on day two of healthcare negotiations
Immigrants cling to fragile lifeline at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital
Panel's battles on health highlight a broader split
Provena Hospital defends charity care, tax status to Illinois Supreme Court
Mandate minus price controls may increase healthcare costs
Doctors' suit: KFC grilled chicken a danger
Health expense accounts could face cuts
Swine flu concerns keep Children's ER in Dallas busy
South Florida a hot spot for those without health insurance
Boston-based Beth Israel Deaconess picks chairman
Figuring out how to ration ventilators if swine flu gets bad
Senator tries to allay fears on health overhaul
September 23, 2009
Lines drawn as Senate panel begins debating health bill
Democrats spar over Obama's deal with drug industry
Biden says rising health premiums show need for overhaul
Union criticizes late-night fees at Boston-based Beth Israel's ER
Northwestern Memorial to buy Lake Forest (IL) Hospital
Protesters rally with gripes against big health insurers
Newark, NJ, creating health plan for uninsured
Sen. Grassley questions research done by orthopedic surgeon
Kaiser Permanente's chief optimistic about health overhaul effort
France's national health insurance wrestling with rising costs
September 22, 2009
Revised healthcare bill would ease burden on middle class
Senate Finance Committee keeps eye on healthcare target price
Boston Medical center paid chief executive $3.5 million on top of salary
Hospitals' charity care under scrutiny nationwide
Health bill could assist four cancer centers
Report: Healthcare reform expected to bring surge in medical office construction
GlaxoSmithKline to change training-payment practices
Temple Hospital nurses could strike
Camden, NJ, hospitals to create health-records exchange
Woman charged with buying patient records at Miami-based Jackson Memorial
Medicare sets probe of Humana letters
To explain longevity gap, look past health system
Reports criticize pandemic planning
September 21, 2009
Swine flu care, testing vary
Medicare bills high at Los Angeles hospitals
Is the Mayo Clinic a model or a mirage?
Toughest test coming up for healthcare overhaul
Vaccine for swine flu is ahead of expectations
Obama insists that insurance will be affordable
Shepherding a bill with 564 amendments
A proposed tax on the Cadillac health insurance plans may also hit the Chevys
New York healthcare workers resist flu vaccine rule
A doctor for disease, a shaman for the soul
September 18, 2009
Florida family to get $14 million in malpractice verdict
Healthcare accessibility a problem in rural Colorado
Baucus will tinker with health bill to mollify critics
Labor Department wants exemption for GM health plan
Baucus pleases few with healthcare bill
U.S. to donate 10 percent of swine flu vaccine to WHO
Obama to speed up tort reform tests
Pelosi worried reform rhetoric could lead to violence
Liberals push White House on healthcare reform
New tax in Senate health plan draws bipartisan fire
September 17, 2009
From Finance chief, a bill that may weather the blows
Medicare to fund medical home model
Reform bill would reveal fees firms pay to doctors
Uphill battle for the 60 Senate votes needed on healthcare
Guarded optimism among insurers, but some sectors skeptical on Baucus bill
Nevada governor names health info technology panel
Philadelphia health clinics to charge for care
Miami-based Jackson Health System may close clinics, nursing homes
Co-worker's return after 169 days behind bars shocks California hospital's staff
Nonprofit hospitals dodge excise-tax bullet in Baucus bill
Senate bill sets lines for health showdown
September 16, 2009
Obama rallies labor in fight for healthcare reform
Senate health bill draws fire on both sides
$150 million gift to Washington, DC-based Children's aims to revolutionize surgery
Many employers to raise cost of health benefits, survey finds
Mandated health insurance squeezes those in the middle
Labor groups launch ad campaign for public option
Georgia high court considers tort reform law
Emory University cancer center director steps down
Obama takes heat from other side of immigrant healthcare debate
Silver Cross set to open medical center in New Lenox, IL
Massachusetts insurers to boost rates about 10%
Businesses favor finance panel's health bill
Young adults likely to pay big share of reform's cost
September 15, 2009
Health reform bill will address GOP fears
New objections to Baucus healthcare proposal
Democrats voice health-bill concerns
Study gives high marks to retail clinics
Atlanta-based Grady offers six month reprieve to patients of dialysis clinic
HHS chief: Swine flu vaccines ready soon
Some governors say Medicaid growth could hammer budgets
Compare and contrast the Australian health system with the U.S. system
Hartford Hospital, physician being sued
Illinois' unpaid health bills put pressure on patients
September 14, 2009
Health reform opposition is high but easing
Obama pledges to own healthcare bill
Public insurer support fading
U.S. cost-saving policy forces new kidney transplant
Senate committee tackles illegal-immigrant healthcare concerns
50 million new patients? More primary docs a must
Medtronic payments to doctor-consultants controversy erupts in Australia
AMA does 180 on healthcare
Concern about cumulative radiation has some doctors urging alternatives
Boston University begins $10 million global health effort
Maryland reins in hospital costs by setting rates
Epidemic exposes hospital flaws
Nonprofit groups upset at exclusion from health bills
Disaster plans being revised for swine flu
September 11, 2009
Details still lacking on Obama healthcare proposal
Automatic cuts could help push past a health hurdle
Obama's speech is seen as unifying Democrats
On malpractice reform, fine print is still hazy
Ghostwriting is called rife in medical journals
Government becoming insurer for more people
Study: Single dose of H1N1 flu vaccine may suffice for adults
Connecticut emergency rooms notice spike in flu symptoms
Medical school drops suit against Los Angeles County over King/Drew closure
Relief in Massachusetts health plan sought
Democrats promise action on healthcare bill this fall
Joint Commission to help hospitals fix, not just identify, problems
Illegal immigrant coverage question is complex, experts say
September 10, 2009
President Obama reframes critical healthcare debate
Obama, armed with details, says health plan is necessary
Obama's healthcare plan builds on others' ideas
Virginia hospital dispute: Inova fears HCA will try to shift beds and services
Atlanta-based Piedmont Hospital drops opposition to Gwinnett's open-heart surgery program
Hospital CEOs manage staff time, inventory to cut costs
CT-based Middlesex Hospital offers online clock that tells ER waiting times
Blue Island, IL, hospital to cut 120 jobs
Retail health clinics move to treat complex illnesses, rankling doctors
Study defends British healthcare
Tech companies push to digitize patients' records
September 9, 2009
Despite fears, healthcare overhaul is moving ahead
Obama speech aims to reenergize healthcare effort
Framingham, MA, hospital ends Beth Israel affiliation plan
Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital plans trauma upgrade
Study estimates hospital penalties generate few savings for Medicare
Chronic conditions crank up health costs
Las Vegas hospital opens new neonatal unit
Newly uninsured up 50% at community clinics in California
Donations to Dana-Farber cancer institute hit $1 billion
Overhaul's contours are starting to take shape
Bristling at health plan to cover early retirees
CDC says most will not need drugs for flu
September 8, 2009
Deeply divided House Democrats return to work
President Obama says his critics lack healthcare answer
Insurance firms defend rescissions as fraud control
Data fuel regional fight on Medicare spending
Congress may consider tax on executives' health plans
Texas has too few primary care physicians, groups say
24 hours in the ER shows challenges of health system
Will safety net hospitals survive health reform?
H1N1 swine flu: Vaccine faces setbacks
U.S. helps pay for Cobra
September 4, 2009
Obama will lay out specifics in healthcare speech, aides say
Healthcare idea has public plan only as backup
HMO claims-rejection rates trigger California investigation
Six Southern California hospitals fined for serious violations
HCA Spring Hill (TN) hospital plans are blocked by judge
Georgia-based Emory, Grady make seasonal flu shots mandatory
UK study suggests drastic healthcare cuts
New England Baptist names CEO
U.S. sees uptick of H1N1 flu cases, CDC Says
California leaders back health program for the poor
September 3, 2009
Obama aides aim to simplify and scale back health bills
Massachusetts targets healthcare officials' pay
Fulton County, GA, commission to give Grady $10 million to meet payroll
Conservatives see need for serious health debate
Tangible and unseen healthcare costs
Kidney doctors concerned by Medicare financing
Drug company paid Minnesota doctors $754,127
Countdown to reform: Status quo anxiety makes change difficult
Underinsured find health bills piling up
Top 20 execs at Miami-based Jackson Health System to volunteer for pay cuts
Democrats target high earners to help fund health plan
Kaiser study finds shortcomings in Massachusetts insurance programs
Pfizer to pay record penalty in improper marketing case
September 2, 2009
Health overhaul may ride on tactic
Conservative Democrats expect a health deal
Georgia-based Gwinnett Medical faces fight over open heart surgery
States most likely to win under healthcare overhaul are home to its biggest foes
Democrats try tougher tone on health plan
Document details plan to promote costly drug
Small businesses back overhaul of healthcare
$5-a-day Cinergy Health insurance piles up complaints
Grossman Burn Center headed for West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles
HCA joins eco-friendly Practice Greenhealth group
Study: Surgeon experience does not impact patient deaths
Health insurers set up shop at malls
Milwaukee clinic fills a need but faces failure
Flu trackers encourage patients to blog about it
September 1, 2009
Hartford-based St. Francis Hospital's cardiac program facing scrutiny
Massachusetts devises new health coverage for legal immigrants
Miami-based Jackson Health System may cut overtime
One in seven Californians have medical debt, study finds
Study raises questions about cost savings from preventive care
Debit cards reward Medicaid patients for care
Mexico's healthcare lures Americans
Study: Retail clinic, doctor-office quality similar
Heart devices reduce hospitalization, study says
When a hospital let families call for rapid-response help
Patient polls measure physicians' vital signs