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By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 5, 2009
Republicans on Capitol Hill are saying a bipartisan agreement over health reform will be tougher with the release Wednesday of a letter sent from President Obama to Senate Democratic leaders that outlined what his vision for healthcare reform should look like—including addressing the idea of "moving towards a principle of shared responsibility—making every American responsible for having health insurance coverage and asking that employers share in the cost."
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 5, 2009
Hundreds of health plan representatives heard three former governors—two of them physicians—argue over what role federal money should play in health reform as the America's Health Insurance Plans convention began its annual convention in San Diego on Thursday. Former governors Howard Dean, MD (Vermont), Jeb Bush (Florida), and John Kitzhaber, MD (Oregon), agreed that the current system is functionally flawed. And they agreed that health plans, employers, and consumers need to take more responsibility for their own healthcare.
By: John Commins, June 4, 2009
Cullman Regional Medical Center in Cullman, AL, has purchased for-profit rival Capella Healthcare Inc.'s nearby Woodland Medical Center, and will shutter the 100-bed hospital next month.
By: Karen M. Cheung, June 4, 2009
A growing breed of retail clinics provide fast, low-cost, convenient care for customers. They are also located in more affluent communities, according to a new study.
By: Cheryl Clark, for HealthLeaders Media, June 4, 2009
On May 1, the emergency room team at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston agreed to a game of "Tag, You're It," primarily to improve hand washing and avoid transmitting infections, but also to add fun to a rote task.
By: Keri Mucci, for HealthLeaders Media, June 4, 2009
Two new fictional nurses will light up TV screens in the next two weeks. In the fall, NBC will introduce another. But how the shows will affect real world nurses has come into question.
By: Elyas Bakhtiari, for HealthLeaders Media, June 4, 2009
Controlling costs took center stage this week in the healthcare reform discussions taking place in Washington.
By: Janice Simmons, for HealthLeaders Media, June 4, 2009
Spending more money doesn't necessarily translate into better quality care. However, this is one issue that shouldn't be simplified too much as some reports have done.