With a new and possibly more receptive governor in the wings, a group of healthcare executives has resurrected a proposal to divert money from the charity hospital system to a free-market model in which patients could present insurance cards to the doctor of their choice.
The contest for the Sacramento region's next trauma center will be decided next week, capping a months-long campaign that has drawn big-dollar advertising and local power players on each side.
Carteret General Hospital (CGH) expects supply savings to exceed more than $1 million in its first year after joining the Premier Hospital Alliance, saving $500,000 in just its first month as a new member.
The Massachusetts Association of Health Plans proposed a wide-ranging set of recommendations intended to help control rising premiums and provide consumers with more information about why rates go up. The package includes ideas that seem intended to place the blame for rising healthcare costs on doctors and hospitals.
Atlanta-based Grady Health System's national accreditation at risk after a five-day Joint Commission inspection identified "numerous requirements for improvement." Hospital officials gave no details about the kinds of shortcomings found by The Joint Commission inspectors.
Community Health Systems Inc. said it has sold Barberton Citizens Hospital in Barberton, OH, to its joint venture partner Buyer Summa Health System. Buyer Summa Health System previously owned a 3.25 percent stake in the 311-bed acute care hospital.