Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 19

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 19, 2019
Speaker Pelosi unveils signature plan to lower drug prices
The Hill
Nurses are picketing Saint Mary's today amid ongoing contract dispute with the hospital
Reno Gazette Journal
Opinion: Social justice and educating our physicians
The Wall Street Journal
Court says Sacramento-area transgender can sue Mercy San Juan over denying hysterectomy
The Sacramento Bee
East Bay mayor warns 'lives will be lost' if Alta Bates closes
The Mercury News
Purdue Pharma to stay in business as bankruptcy unfolds
Associated Press
CEO, CFO at hospital in Junction City resign
Hays Post
How health systems are meeting the challenge of climate change
Harvard Business Review
Cigna, too, will expand ACA coverage to more states in 2020
Forbes
Opinion: Eliminating 'tensions' in healthcare: a litmus test for innovation
Stat News
25 employees laid off from Fairmont Regional Medical Center without warning
WDTV
NH hospital CEOs wary of high-deductible health plans
New Hampshire Union Leader

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 18

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 18, 2019
Speaker Pelosi: There's no need to reinvent healthcare - just improve the ACA
CNBC
GM stops paying for healthcare coverage for striking UAW members
WXYZ
Troubled children's hospital may resume heart surgeries
The New York Times
Health insurance that doesn't cover the bills has flooded the market under Trump
Bloomberg
While cheaper ACA options available for some Ohioans, rates rise for others
Cleveland Plain Dealer
It's not just insulin: Diabetes patients struggle to get crucial supplies
NPR
Hospitals are some of America's toughest debt collectors
CBS News
Opinion: The closure of a historic hospital is an ominous warning sign
Scientific American
The community fight for adequate health care in Cashiers
Carolina Public Press
Prince George's health system to cut more than 80 jobs
Washington Business Journal
Calais Regional Hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
WABI

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 17

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 17, 2019
The FBI hunts Chinese spies at an elite American children's hospital
Forbes
Hundreds of U of C patients relocated ahead of possible nurses strike
WGN
Amazon's battle for corner pharmacy is fought over phone and fax
Bloomberg
Ohio's pharmacy benefit managers back in spotlight of Medicaid-oversight panel
The Columbus Dispatch
Nursing care expected to worsen as California ages
KALW
What orthopedic surgeons do and how to become one
U.S. News & World Report
Former Athenahealth CEO Jonathan Bush joins healthcare startup
Stat News / The Boston Globe
Cornell's medical school offers full rides in battle over student debt
The New York Times
Biden praises pharma to donors as he pushes to cut prices
Bloomberg
Hospital employee killed after Ohio man 'intentionally' crashes truck into ER
NBC News

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 16

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 16, 2019
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma files for bankruptcy protection
The Wall Street Journal
Kaiser healthcare workers plan for nation's largest strike since 1997
Salon
Opinion: Proposed merger of Georgia managed care companies being opposed by medical community
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Arkansas fines firm $300,000 for Medicaid ride failures
Associated Press
Could you add to your nurse education online?
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Deal sets up insurer for stakes in 2 managed-care firms in Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Opinion: We spend about half of our federal tax dollars on healthcare. That's ridiculous.
USA Today
NC healthcare reform has begun, and Duke is at the forefront of the changes
The Duke Chronicle
Nurses concerned with decision to close Tobey Hospital's maternity unit
CapeCod.com
Opinion: What we really need to do to bring down healthcare costs
The Post Independent

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 13

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 13, 2019
Despite repeated calls for unity, Democrats throw debate punches on health plans
Kaiser Health News / Politifact
California may soon push doctors and lawyers to confront their biases
Los Angeles Times
Missouri governor won't 'necessarily' sign Medicaid petition, but expects question on 2020 ballot
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Incredible Health's hiring platform for nurses gets $15M led by Andreessen Horowitz
TechCrunch
Doctor side hustles as a painter to help offset patient medication costs
KOMO / KABB
Amazon pharmacy push facing fresh challenge
FOX Business
Only hospital in N.M. city sues thousands over medical bills, garnishes wages
CNN
Opinion: How greedy hospitals fleece the poor
The New Republic
Doctors from another area hospital group split off to join Tryon Medical Partners
The Charlotte Observer
U.S. core inflation exceeds forecasts as medical-care costs jump
Bloomberg
Opinion: New insurance numbers show the importance of the Trump administration's healthcare reforms
National Review
Medicaid debt can cost you your house
The Atlantic

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 12

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 12, 2019
UVA Health System reviewing financial assistance policies after Washington Post article
WHSV / WCAV
Jacksonville doctor recruits more doctors, nurses to go back to help those in need in Bahamas
Action News Jax
California cities, special districts pay much more than market rate for healthcare, study finds
The Mercury News
Purdue Pharma reaches tentative settlement in federal opioids lawsuit and some state litigation
The Washington Post
Why does Texas lead the nation in the number of people without health insurance?
The Dallas Morning News
Winnie Mack leaving top leadership post, NuHealth chairman says
Newsday
Pa. nurses fed up with hold times, rude answers and delays dealing with state licensing board
Spotlight PA
Hawaii physician shortage at lowest point in 4 years
Associated Press
Former employees sue Westlake Hospital owner, claim labor law violations
Chicago Sun-Times
Nurses at Desert Regional Medical Center, Hi-Desert Medical Center plan to strike Sept. 20
Palm Springs Desert Sun

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 11

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 11, 2019
Why judge in CVS deal for Aetna slammed Justice Department
Barron's
Speaker Pelosi enlivens battle to lower drug prices
The New York Times
About 2,300 University of Chicago nurses set strike date
Chicago Tribune
Temple Health CEO Larry Kaiser resigning at year's end
Philly Voice
Seacoast hospitals make final pitch for Mass General merger
Seacoastonline.com
Proposed nurse-to-patient ratio could help keep hospitals fully-staffed
News Channel 20
Iowa Medicaid providers say former private insurer still owes over $1 million
KCRG
Essentia nurses ratify new contract
Duluth News Tribune
Nearly 2 million more uninsured under Trump
The Washington Examiner
Ex-USC doctor charged with sex abuse surrenders license
Associated Press
Mayo Clinic, Google partner on digital health analytics
Forbes
UPMC's board is a silent but powerful force in fate of region's health care
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Telepsychiatry helps recruitment and patient care in rural areas
NPR
St. Clare's board weighed legal risks of pension insurance
Albany Times-Union
Gov. Bill Lee's healthcare task force prepares to meet, draft telemedicine policy
The Tennessean / Associated Press

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 10

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 10, 2019
'UVA has ruined us': Health system sues thousands of patients, seizing paychecks and putting liens on homes
The Washington Post
Opinion: Government price-fixing will put healthcare on life support
RealClearPolitics
Houston health care co. won't appeal stock delisting; CFO and chief legal officer resign
Houston Business Journal
Suit over Medicaid expansion plans to be refiled in lower court after Nebraska high court rejects it
Omaha World-Herald
The 3 causes of physician burnout (And why there's no simple solution)
Forbes
Negotiations underway between Indiana hospital, Anthem
Jasper Herald
Opinion: The end of the doctor's visit
WGN
Nurses decry short staffing at SLU Hospital
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Washington risks seeing bipartisan victories on healthcare slip out of reach this fall
The Washington Examiner
Which health policies actually work? We rarely find out
The New York Times

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 9

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 9, 2019
The FDA commissioner sweepstakes: Is Azar yearning to get out of Gottlieb's shadow?
Stat News
Michigan Medicaid work rule to take effect in January
The Detroit News / Associated Press
4 nurses share the moment they felt more confident on the job
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
America's aging population is leading to a doctor shortage crisis
CNBC
Tennessee area hospitals see fewer patients, shorter stays
Johnson City Press
Opinion: Hospital merger talks in Upper Valley nothing new
VTDigger
Arizona's rural hospitals facing severe doctor shortage
KVOA
Opinion: The California way, healthcare tax for citizens; free healthcare for noncitizens
Manteca / Ripon Bulletin
What Medicare for All would mean for the 60 million people already on Medicare
CNN
Ben Taub Hospital ER not taking patients due to water leak
KTRK

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on September 6

HealthLeaders Media Staff, September 6, 2019
Kentucky nurse strike team on its way to North Carolina to help Hurricane Dorian victims
Kentucky Today
Judge approves sale of Hahnemann's residency programs
KYW Newsradio
Universal Health Services to negotiate compliance agreement in billing case
The Wall Street Journal
Advocates for Medicaid expansion launch 2020 ballot initiative campaign
Springfield News-Leader
Lincoln County's hospital gets a new CEO amid competing visions for the future
Nashville Public Radio
Northwell's Glen Cove Hospital begins using secure texting system
Newsday
Jonathan Kraft named chair of Mass. General Hospital board of trustees
Boston Business Journal
San Francisco Bay Area Medicare kickbacks scheme charged
Associated Press
Audit shows Illinois spent $4.6 million on deceased Medicaid patients
WJOL
Opinion: Politicians' healthcare 'debate' divorced from public realities
The Journal Gazette
Push on 'surprise' medical bills hits new roadblocks
The Hill

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