Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 21

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 21, 2019
As shutdown drags on, worries emerge about spikes in Obamacare premiums
Forbes
Opinion: High prices are still plaguing health care, and the more we talk about it, the better
The Dallas Morning News
A new healthcare rule designed to protect consumers does anything but
The Motley Fool
Surgeon accused of trying to record staff in Winchester hospital restroom
The Boston Globe
The anti-Obamacare doctor
National Review
Hospitals stopped readmitting so many Medicare patients. Did that cost lives?
The New York Times
Closing of $361M hospital sale delayed indefinitely
The News-Enterprise
Editorial: Medicaid tax renewal deserves a robust debate
The Oregonian
Health care: Alternative solutions sought in rural Kansas
The Morning Sun
SF General's insured patients suffer further trauma when bill arrives
San Francisco Chronicle
DMC's Sinai-Grace averts Medicare loss after failed inspections
The Detroit News

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 18

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 18, 2019
Walmart and CVS just resolved their $4 billion dispute over where you can pick up your prescriptions
Business Insider
Hacienda HealthCare agrees to state's request to hire third-party manager
KTAR
Appeals court overturns judge's ruling that blocked Texas from ousting Planned Parenthood from Medicaid
The Dallas Morning News
WVU Medicine is getting closer to Pittsburgh. Do local health systems have anything to worry about?
Pittsburgh Business Times
Bill would let NJ recognize out-of-state licenses for nurses
NJBiz.com
Opinion: Democrats will tell you everything about 'Medicare for All' — except the price
New York Post
WV Nurse Practitioner claims state birth rates are 'stable' following new CDC report
WBOY
Dell Medical is bringing healthcare to the homeless
The Austin Chronicle
Health care creates a tenth of US greenhouse gas emissions. That has to stop.
Vox
Burnout among doctors is a public health crisis, report says
WBUR
Apple will likely tackle these three big healthcare challenges next
Fast Company

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 17

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 17, 2019
Gawande, still mum on plans for new health venture, pulls out of major health conference
Stat News
Apple is in talks with private Medicare plans about bringing its watch to at-risk seniors
CNBC
Families sue doctor accused of ordering fatal doses of pain medications for dying patients
NBC News
HHS Sec. Azar: Trump admin. working to mitigate shutdown
Newsmax
MNsure reports record of nearly 124,000 health care sign-ups
WCCO
No quick fix for physician burnout, depression
Reuters
NC attorney general does not object to Mission Health - HCA Healthcare merger
FOX Carolina
Cases of health-care providers intentionally harming patients are rare
The Columbus Dispatch
How health care employers are welcoming older workers
Next Avenue
The stubborn culture of harassment in America's medical schools
The Atlantic

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 16

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 16, 2019
Dem chairman Cummings meets with Trump health chief to discuss drug prices
The Hill
Centene shuffles leadership after $3 billion New York acquisition
St. Louis Business Journal
Medicaid recipients file suit again to block Bevin's work requirements and premiums
Lexington Herald-Leader
Opinion: Somebody break it to the boss: Morale's a problem at Tenet Healthcare
The Dallas Morning News
We found price lists for the 115 biggest hospitals so you don't have to
Quartz
Massachusetts will ask Medicaid patients about quality of care
The Boston Globe
Carle tax trial, Day 10: Ex-CFO says merger as for-profit was considered
The News-Gazette
Kaiser Permanente invests millions in affordable housing to keep people healthy
Fast Company
Rival challenges BayCare bid for new Wesley Chapel hospital
The Tampa Bay Times
Ex-White Plains Hospital exec dies suddenly at retirement party
New York Post
Florida Board of Health suspends health care licenses over student loan defaults
ABC Action News
Cuomo proposal: $750 million state health lab will be located in Albany
Albany Business Review

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 15

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 15, 2019
CVS CEO: Anything Amazon does, we will do better — including, maybe, delivery by drone
Stat News
'We had no idea she was pregnant': 911 call details woman giving birth in vegetative state
The Washington Post
U.S. healthcare stocks seen maintaining momentum after strong 2018
Reuters
Physician: "We may actually get more patients" with NYC universal health care
News 12 Brooklyn
Mount Carmel says doctor gave 27 near-death patients potentially fatal doses of pain medication
The Columbus Dispatch
The New York health care power 50
City & State
You can now look up charges at your local hospital. Good luck understanding them.
Vox
Children's Hospital lawsuit highlights 'own and control' issue
Norfolk Daily News / World-Herald News Service
Medicaid patients have Pensacola-based, doctor-run health care option in Lighthouse Health Plan
Pensacola News Journal
Bill aims to move RU, Jefferson College merger toward completion
The Roanoke Times
Union says hospital worker contract talks have hit stalemate
New Haven Register / Associated Press
House Democrats launch drug-pricing probe into a dozen major health-care companies
CNBC

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 14

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 14, 2019
Poll: Seven in 10 maintain negative view of U.S. healthcare system
Gallup
Opinion: Offshoring over 1,000 health care jobs? That's coming soon at Dallas-based Tenet
The Dallas Morning News
Hospitals must now post prices. But it may take a brain surgeon to decipher them.
The New York Times
Democratic governors steer party to left for universal health care
Politico
Facing national shortage, St. Francis recruits nurses from abroad
Daily Memphian
Editorial: Children's Hospital cyberterrorist no hero
Boston Herald
Public option and Medicaid buy-ins emerge from 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls
Forbes
Opinion: For minority students, the pipeline to an M.D. is leaky. Here's how I managed to make it through
Stat News
3 ways to make electronic health records less time-consuming for physicians
Harvard Business Review
This nurse admitted groping a Richland patient. He says he didn't mean to hurt her
Tri-City Herald
Opinion: An easy, free way to lower health-care costs for millions of Americans
The Hill

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 14

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 14, 2019
Poll: Seven in 10 maintain negative view of U.S. healthcare system
Gallup
Opinion: Offshoring over 1,000 health care jobs? That's coming soon at Dallas-based Tenet
The Dallas Morning News
Hospitals must now post prices. But it may take a brain surgeon to decipher them.
The New York Times
Democratic governors steer party to left for universal health care
Politico
Facing national shortage, St. Francis recruits nurses from abroad
Daily Memphian
Editorial: Children's Hospital cyberterrorist no hero
Boston Herald
Public option and Medicaid buy-ins emerge from 2020 Democratic presidential hopefuls
Forbes
Opinion: For minority students, the pipeline to an M.D. is leaky. Here's how I managed to make it through
Stat News
3 ways to make electronic health records less time-consuming for physicians
Harvard Business Review
This nurse admitted groping a Richland patient. He says he didn't mean to hurt her
Tri-City Herald
Opinion: An easy, free way to lower health-care costs for millions of Americans
The Hill

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 11

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 11, 2019
Majority says court ruling striking down ObamaCare should stand, poll shows
The Hill
Senator Collins presses HHS to reform drug rebate system
Wall Street Journal
Man gets 10 years for cyberattack on children's hospital
Associated Press
Utah voters approved Medicaid expansion, but lawmakers may delay it or impose work requirements
The Salt Lake Tribune
Physician burnout: These characters are to blame
Forbes
Sen. Bernie Sanders says 'we will end' Big Pharma 'greed' as lawmakers push bills aimed at slashing prescription drug prices
CNBC
Little Sisters back in court to defend HHS mandate exemption
Catholic News Agency
Thousands have applied for Medicaid, Mills says, and Maine is processing claims
Portland Press Herald
Kentucky is the only state where a physician's assistant can't write a prescription. This bill would change that.
The Advocate-Messenger
Drug pricing advocates to spend $1M on ads supporting Trump proposal
Stat News
'There are two sides to every story' says DeQuincy doctor accused of phoning in fake shooter at hospital
KPLC
Opinion: What I learned from cancer
The Atlantic
Stroke survivor meets doctor who saved her life with new technology
WTHR
Opinion: Google knows you better than your doctor ever could
Bloomberg
Chamber of Commerce CEO vows to 'use all our resources' to fight single-payer proposals
The Hill

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 10

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 10, 2019
U.S. government says shutdown may slow resolution of CVS/Aetna court process
Reuters
DNA samples sought at facility where woman in vegetative state gave birth
CBS News / Associated Press
As Congress returns, lawmakers rush to detail drug-pricing agendas
Stat News
Half the 600,000 residents aided by NYC Care are undocumented immigrants
USA Today
Humana leaders forecast for 2019, beyond: No Walgreens deal, profits up
Louisville Courier-Journal
Democrats' health care ambitions meet the reality of divided government
NPR
4 technology breakthroughs poised to improve healthcare in 2019
Business.com
Blue-state governors are picking up where Obamacare left off
Vox
Apple Healthcare could be a healthy investment story
TheStreet
Trouble finding a doctor? New digital portal aims to make it easier in California
The Fresno Bee
'She's not going anywhere': Top cancer doctors expect Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg back by February
CNBC

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 9

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 9, 2019
CVS Health just revealed a key piece of its plan to change how Americans get healthcare
Business Insider
Argument preview: Requiring notice and comment under the Medicare statute
SCOTUSblog
Families voicing concerns over Hacienda Healthcare amidst controversy over birth to comatose woman
FOX 10
Health care industry spends $30 billion a year on marketing
NBC News
Opinion: Worst flaw of Obamacare? Pre-existing conditions provisions. Republicans who support them support socialized medicine.
Houston Chronicle
Nurses issue warning over staffing, care levels at hospitals
The Citizens' Voice
Drugmaker won't put price in TV ads, but patients can look it up
Bloomberg
Borgess partnership keeps cancer center open at Sturgis Hospital
MLive.com
What government enforcement will look like for health care companies in 2019
Nashville Business Journal
Tony Evers signs orders aimed at expanding Medicaid, covering pre-existing conditions
Wisconsin State Journal
More nurses providing primary care where MDs in short supply
Reuters
Most patients aren't using online portals – why that's disappointing
Louisville Business First
Former Medicaid administrator in Nebraska pleads guilty to taking thousands from Medicaid, his father
Omaha World-Herald
New York City to beef up program providing health care for all residents
POLITICO
Why doctors are worried about the Apple Watch EKG
The Verge

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