Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on February 4

HealthLeaders Media Staff, February 4, 2019
Former HHS Secretary details to how make State of the Union response stand out
NPR
As Democrats talk single payer, private Medicare Advantage soars
Forbes
Health care CEO: 'I'm going to cheat. Don't tell anyone.'
The Tennessean
Opinion: Drug prices may drop under Medicare reform plans – But it could come at great cost to patients' health
Fox News
Pittsburgh-area jobs: Health care a hot field
Patch
Trump names former doctor as assistant and medical adviser
Associated Press
University researchers link electronic health records, physician stress
The Brown Daily Herald
Gillibrand prioritizes access to health care
Nashua Telegraph
Healthcare wearables level up with new moves from Apple and Alphabet
TechCrunch
Opinion: Newsom's move: Not yet health care for all, but health care for more
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on February 1

HealthLeaders Media Staff, February 1, 2019
No products yet, but ambitious Atul Gawande health venture to begin 'deploying tests' this year
Stat News
In anti-union era, nurses prove the power of organized labor
Governing
Opinion: CVS bought your local drugstore, mail-order pharmacy and health insurer. What's next, your hospital?
The Washington Post
Hospital dumps woman with dementia outside locked care facility, daughter says
ABC 13
Allegheny Health Network reports $3.3B in operating revenue, up 6.9% from 2017
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Opinion: Rural hospitals face many challenges in Maine and across the country
Bangor Daily News
Michigan might join 16 other states in lawsuit protecting 'Obamacare'
FOX 47
Opinion: The reason America cannot afford Medicare for All: We have run out of other people's money
Forbes
'Taking care of patients where they are': Summit participants discuss latest telehealth technology
The Columbia Missourian
Opinion: Arizona's economic prosperity relies on a robust health care industry
Phoenix Business Journal
Doctor hopes to inspire more black youth to pursue careers in medicine
FOX 4
Louisiana Medicaid audit suggests possible wide-spread misspending, prompts federal probe
The Advocate

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 31

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 31, 2019
Judge rejects attorney general's attempt to block sale of O'Connor and St. Louise Hospitals
The Mercury News
UnitedHealthcare stops sharing data with research group
Axios
Opinion: Kamala Harris was right about Medicare for All (and that's why it won't work)
Politico
Utah senate plan to replace Medicaid expansion puts would-be beneficiaries back on the individual insurance marketplace
The Salt Lake Tribune
VA unveils proposed rules extending more private care to veterans
USA Today
Doctor's heart filled with goodness, stolen Medicare money filled her pockets
WFLA
Obamacare helps save low-income people from losing their homes, study shows
CNBC
Opinion: You've probably never heard of anti-competitive 'certificate of need' laws but they're harming your health care
Fox News
Lee County officials accept proposal to reopen hospital with Ballad
WJHL
Nurses pushing for more security as donations pour in for Froedtert nurse practitioner
WTMJ-TV

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 30

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 30, 2019
Azar: Why drug prices keep going up — and why they need to come down
Stat News
Insys executive gave doctor lap dance while promoting drug, witness says
Reuters
Opinion: Can we cut the middleman out of healthcare? How can we not?
The Washington Examiner
Humana CEO offers outlook on healthcare in 2019
Yahoo! Finance
'I killed somebody that I didn't even know': Hospital let woman pull the plug on wrong man, lawsuit claims
The Washington Post
ER doctors agree it's time to tackle surprise emergency room bills
Vox
Gov. Bill Lee vows push for lower health care costs amid pressure to expand Medicaid
The Tennessean
Opinion: Even if it survives the courts, ObamaCare needs help
The Hill
Lincoln hospital files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
WGME
IU Health makes changes to attract new nurses
RTV6
Orlando nursing center, surgeon pay $1.5 million to settle lawsuit
ClickOrlando.com
The long wait may end soon for Northside-Gwinnett Medical Center merger
Gwinnett Daily Post / Georgia Health News

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 29

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 29, 2019
The personal toll of whistle-blowing
The New Yorker
Judge orders full release of redacted lawsuit against Purdue Pharma, maker of OxyContin
Stat News
Kamala Harris vows to get rid of private health care plans: 'Let's eliminate all of that. Let's move on'
Fox News
The transplant surgeon needed a new heart—even if it had Hepatitis C
Wall Street Journal
'It feels like we are still hostages': Federal contractors who lost health insurance during shutdown remain in limbo
The Washington Post
How big pharma is confronting the Amazon effect in healthcare
Business Insider
Apple and Aetna are teaming up on a new app to help track and reward healthy behavior
CNBC
Once among the '1 percent,' executive faces $1 billion Medicare fraud trial
Bradenton Herald
A doctor's office without a diploma in sight
The Boston Globe
KU and other hospitals say unfair Medicare rule will cost them hundreds of millions of dollars
KCUR
St. Charles Bend nurses overwhelmingly ratify new contract
KTVZ
25 workers laid off at Glens Falls Hospital
The Post-Star
Lack of transparency in healthcare startups risks another Theranos implosion
TechCrunch

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 28

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 28, 2019
Seattle start-up is building the Amazon Prime of primary care with $86 million in backing from Larry Fink and other big names
CNBC
What a medical school on a Rwandan hilltop can teach the United States
Politico
Their twins' medical costs total $750,000 - each. They and thousands of others are counting on GoFundMe
CBS News
2020 Democrats face voters uneducated about Medicare for All
Forbes
PASNAP Union nurses approve new contract
6ABC WPVI-TV
Microsoft's head of healthcare thought it was a 'career-ending move' when Satya Nadella offered him the job. Here's why he says he's now completely sucked in.
Business Insider
Health care is the biggest employer in WNY. Here are six trends for 2019.
The Buffalo News
Opinion: Medicine needs a culture change to retain talented physicians
Stat News
Value of hospital district's portfolio drops $12.1 million in 2018
Ocala Star Banner
Editorial: Doctors, pharmaceutical companies must be part of the fight against opioids
Observer-Reporter
Massena Memorial Hospital lawsuit against teacher insurance plan continues
Watertown Daily Times
New Health Subcommittee chair has taken more pharmaceutical money than any other rep
Sludge
Ohio Medical Board suspends William Husel's license
WOSU
School superintendent faces fraud charges for allegedly using own insurance to help ill student
USA Today

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 25

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 25, 2019
You can now buy an actual hospital room on Amazon
CNBC
Doctor who ordered outsize pain meds kept working for weeks
Associated Press
Patient slams 'unprofessional' sign claiming doctor quit practice over female nurse practitioner
Yahoo! News
What a 'health system' is and isn't
Harvard Business Review
Barton Health nurses grant labor negotiators authority to call for strike
Tahoe Daily Tribune
Blue states challenge U.S. rules that they say undermine Obamacare
The Washington Post / Bloomberg
CMC, Dartmouth-Hitchcock to combine, but keep separate identities
New Hampshire Union Leader
Texas Health Resources lays off hundreds; less than 3 percent of workforce affected
WFAA
Exchange enrollment expected to drop 20% due to Medicaid expansion
Idaho State Journal
Inside high-design doctors' offices in NYC
The Cut
Health care industry group launches digital ads against Medicare for All
The Hill

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 24

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 24, 2019
In a sign of its concerns about Atul Gawande's new venture, Optum sues over trade secrets
Stat News
Nurse arrested in rape of woman in vegetative state who gave birth at care facility
Fox News
Opinion: Why healthcare price 'transparency' is a myth, and what consumers can do about it
Forbes
Tony Evers reverses course, won't direct Josh Kaul to withdraw from Obamacare lawsuit after all
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
They went to Mexico for surgery. They came back with a deadly superbug.
The Washington Post
Jamie Dimon says Americans have 'some of the worst outcomes' in health care despite the best system
CNBC
Poll signals ways Medicare for All could hurt Democrats – or win support from Republicans
USA Today
St. Joseph workers to rally after hospital lays off 2 more employees
Eureka Times-Standard
Ohio hospital: 'Poor decisions' by staff giving outsize pain meds
Associated Press

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 23

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 23, 2019
The Trump administration's latest plan to gut Medicaid
Pacific Standard
Can a nice doctor make treatments more effective?
The New York Times
W-B General nurses set strike date
The Citizens' Voice
Trump's drug ad price transparency contains huge loophole, researchers identify
CNN
Tight budgets slow Medicaid plans' pursuit of social determinants of health
Forbes
Proposed bill would allow nurses to work in Indiana, Kentucky with one license
KFVS
Work requirements knock thousands off Medicaid in Arkansas. Will that happen in Indiana?
Indy Star
San Antonio's CaptureRx sues CVS for 'anticompetitive conduct'
San Antonio Express-News
Millennials ditching the doctor; what's at stake
CBS New York
Mass. General Hospital plans large addition
The Boston Globe
Trump proposals could increase health costs for consumers
The New York Times
Here's why rural hospitals are shutting down more quickly in these states
Huffington Post
Pelosi 'playing chess on 3 boards' with healthcare
Associated Press
Democrats' plan to neuter Medicare for All irks liberals
Politico

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 22

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 22, 2019
Doctor who cared for Hacienda HealthCare rape victim has been suspended, another resigns
The Arizona Republic
Judge gives feds more time to respond to Kentucky Medicaid lawsuit
WFPL
Opinion: HHS' solution to drug prices? Sabotaging patient access
The Austin American-Statesman
Celgene, sold for $74 billion, leaves a legacy of chutzpah in science and drug pricing
Stat News
Opinion: New York City leads the way down on healthcare
The Washington Times
Judge orders receiver for hospital that had been run by NKC company
Kansas City Business Journal
Editorial: Medicaid work requirement is about political posturing, not sound policy
Des Moines Register
Cost of living, expense of hiring workers contribute to health care costs in Colorado, report finds
The Denver Post
Lawsuit filed after Norman man dies after being discharged from hospital, arrested
KFOR
Opinion: Dr. King would want us to fight for Medicare For All
The Hill

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