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In CO, a tale of two hospitals
Aspen Valley Hospital will give its employees an average pay increase of 2.4% this month, while the Vail Valley...
MN gov. wants healthcare to be paid in shutdown, too
Minnesota hospitals, nursing homes and other care providers should be paid even if state government shuts down July...
Data show debt in charity care for NY hospitals
The five acute care hospitals in Monroe County, NY performed charity care and absorbed bad debt at a rate that ranges...
Dems up for reelection under pressure to nix healthcare mandate
Democrats who are nervous about reelection are increasingly ready to consider scrapping the new healthcare law's...
New health plan for the uninsured launches in IL
A new health insurance option for people with pre-existing conditions and without medical coverage launches in Illinois...
For the homeless, federal changes promise better access to healthcare
Beginning in 2014, Medicaid greatly expands under the new healthcare law to include adults without children, who...
Economy led to cuts in use of healthcare
The economic crisis in the United States has reduced the use of routine medical care, and the cutbacks here are much...
Chinese hospitals are cauldrons of discontent
Forget the calls by many Chinese patients for more honest, better-qualified doctors. What this Shenyang...
Pennsylvania getting up to speed on assisted living care
Timothy W. Coughlin is amused that Pennsylvania is recognizing "assisted living" as a new category of...
Mergers of for-profit and non-profit hospitals raise questions
  The Detroit Medical Center and its network of eight hospitals have served as a safety net for thousands of...