Intelligence Unit
Special Reports
Special Events
Subscribe
Sponsored
Departments
- Leadership
- Finance
- Technology
- Physicians
- Community Hospitals
- Health Plans
- Marketing
- Quality
- Nursing
- HR
Follow Us
Illinois governor scandal affects funding for care of sick kids
Wall Street Journal (subscription required), December 19, 2008
The $8 million in new state money that Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich allegedly tied to a $50,000 campaign contribution from a children's hospital executive would have provided medical treatment to the sickest and poorest children throughout the state. An affidavit by FBI agent Daniel W. Cain said that after the governor decided to approve the new $8 million in funding, he told an aide on Oct. 8 that he was considering reversing course because Children's Memorial chief executive Patrick M. Magoon hadn't contributed $50,000 to the governor's campaign fund.
Most Viewed
Most Emailed
- Primary Care Docs Average More Hospital Revenue Than Specialists
- How Chargemaster Data May Affect Hospital Revenue
- $6.4B Henry Ford, Beaumont Merger Failed on Cultural Hurdles
- House Lawmakers Grill CMS Over Health Exchange Navigators
- Insurer's App Aims to Lower Healthcare Costs, Securely
- Fortunately, Angelina Jolie Isn't On Medicare
- ED Physicians Key to Half of Hospital Admissions
- 69% of Employers Plan to Offer Healthcare Coverage After 2014
- Don't Let Nurses Sink Your Bottom Line
- Q&A: Catholic Health Initiatives' New Senior VP for Capital Finance
