Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 14

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 14, 2018
Florida on track, again, to lead the nation in Obamacare sign-ups
The Tampa Bay Times
Cure 'futures' offer a way to pay for million-dollar medicines
Stat News
Less crossover expected in Express Scripts-Cigna deal
St. Louis Business Journal
Opinion: Should health care be treated as a human right?
The Washington Post
Opinion: We must work to end workplace violence against nurses
The Courier-Journal
Many Molina Healthcare patients may need to find new doctors after insurer cancels contract
Long Beach Post
Federal court blocks Trump administration birth control coverage rules
Fox News
How personalized medicine is transforming your health care
National Geographic
Children's Hospital of Michigan restricting visiting rules during flu season
WXYZ
Opinion: Take it from me, tweaks won't fix health care. Democrats should focus on Medicare for All.
USA Today
Using AI to improve electronic health records
Harvard Business Review

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 13

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 13, 2018
HealthCare.gov signups 500K behind last year's pace
The Washington Times
The All Children's doctor leading USF's consolidation has resigned. Now what?
The Tampa Bay Times
The impossibility of bipartisan health-care compromise
The Week
Long-term study shows most prostate cancer patients don’t need aggressive treatment
Stat News
Arkansas moves to simplify new Medicaid work requirement program
CNN
Springfield hospital chief executive resigns amid financial frustration
VTDigger
Value-based pricing and reimbursement: Still more promise than reality
Forbes
Opinion: American politics is full of medical doctors with insane ideas
Esquire
CHI slows work on Harrison Silverdale hospital
Kitsap Sun
Opinion: A health care choice for Americans, promised convenience or guaranteed lower costs
Townhall
Patients discharged from hospital at the holidays face higher risk of death, study finds
CBS News

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 12

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 12, 2018
Top All Children's executives resign following Times report on heart surgeries
The Tampa Bay Times
In acquiring Aetna, CVS embarks on another pivotal moment in its 55-year history
CNBC
Springfield Hospital can't pay its bills. 'It's very unnerving.'
VTDigger
UNC Health Care boosts the pay of 9,000 employees as it raises minimum wage
The News & Observer
Aurora to pay $12 million to settle allegations of improper compensation
WBAY
61% of Americans are worried about rising health care premiums
Fortune
Vitamin treatment for sepsis is put to the test
NPR
Nurses rally to keep Providence Hospital open as services wind down
WAMU
Incoming Dem chairman open to hearing on 'Medicare for all'
The Hill
Ex-Target pharmacist wins $570K after alleging retailer broke Medicaid refill rules
The Star Tribune
Opinion: Help nurses help you, support Pa. House Bill 2092
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 11

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 11, 2018
Obama promises "no memes" in final plea to sign up for Obamacare before deadline
CBS News
U.S. drug prices don't translate to better health
Axios
TMH plans Panama City job fair after Bay Medical layoff decision in the wake of Hurricane Michael
Tallahassee Democrat
University of Maryland Medical System investigating malware attack
The Baltimore Sun
Massive merger involving St. John's hospitals sows nurses' anxiety about staffing, budgets
Ventura County Star
University Hospital’s problems festered because of leadership void — and now the CEO’s job is vacant
NJ.com
Care with a side of comfort promises big savings in health costs
Roll Call
Baptist Health and Boca Raton Regional Hospital agree on merger
South Florida Business Journal
Wilkes-Barre General nurses considering another strike
The Citizens' Voice
Baltimore doctor to pay $3M to resolve improper Medicaid billing
WTOP / Associated Press
Santa Clara County buys two financially struggling hospitals for $235 million
The Mercury News
A recent study says more nurses earning bachelor degrees
WLTX

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 10

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 10, 2018
Atul Gawande wants to fix US healthcare
Quartz
Establishment looks to crush liberals on Medicare for All
Politico
No hospital, just an emergency ‘department’. They’re popping up all over.
The Tampa Bay Times
Cigna, Tenet Healthcare point fingers as Memphis-area contract weeks away from expiration
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Decision still pending on Ohio’s Medicaid work requirement
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kaiser strike: Mental health workers to picket over staffing, benefits
The Mercury News
UnitedHealth Group expands army of navigators
Forbes
Plans to change Medicaid set off provider alarms in Arkansas; caps, cuts imperil in-home, assisted-living care, they say
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Opinion: 10 ways to detect health-care lies
The Hill
Projected physician assistants shortage may hit rural Iowa
The Spencer Daily Reporter

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 7

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 7, 2018
Surgeon General: Federal drug classification needs changes
Associated Press
Embattled University Hospital’s CEO resigns amid outbreak, sharp criticism
NJ.com
'It's a mess': Kentucky Medicaid unclear on 'medically fragile' meaning
The Courier-Journal
Obamacare enrollment sinks 11% — historically low unemployment is at least partly to blame
CNBC
Judge rejects LePage bid to stall Medicaid expansion
Bangor Daily News
'Praying they would make it out of there'
Politico
NMHS preps for split with Humana Medicare Advantage
Daily Journal
George Washington University Hospital halts talks for new hospital in Southeast D.C.
The Washington Post
Iowa let major Medicaid provider keep $2.4M in overpayments
KTVO / Associated Press
Amid nursing shortage, SC graduating more nurses with bachelor's degrees
The Post and Courier
Millions of Americans could face surprise emergency room bills in January
Bloomberg

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 6

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 6, 2018
Walgreens is teaming up with FedEx to defend its turf from Amazon and CVS
Business Insider
New study shows 1 in 6 U.S. health care workers are immigrants
PBS News Hour
Unionizing efforts for nurses at Johns Hopkins Hospital divides medical community
CBS Baltimore
17 women sue Columbia University, its hospitals, claim "massive coverup" of doctor's sex abuse
CBS News
Bay Medical layoffs could create ripple effect
Panama City News Herald
NYS Obamacare enrollment continues to rise
New York Daily News
Nurses association files charges against Kalispell Regional over layoffs
Daily Inter Lake
Digital doctors: Health systems aiming to expand telemedicine
Newsday
Mass. hospital hit with fine for Medicare over-billing
Worcester Telegram
Artificial intelligence in pharma, health care: at the crossroads of hype and reality
Stat News

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 5

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 5, 2018
CVS offers 'guaranteed net cost' for pharmacy benefit clients
Reuters
Opinion: Azar's crackdown on foreign freeloading misses the mark
Townhall
Feather River Health Center expected to reopen soon in Paradise; hospital will take longer
Chico Enterprise-Record
Uber just hired two new health leaders, one from Lyft, as it pushes into medical transport
CNBC
St. Jude children's hospital receives historic $50M donation, plans major developments
Dayton Daily News
UPMC subsidiary that targets hospital readmissions acquires New York telehealth company
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
CNY woman has deadly heart attack while at hospital, survives thanks to staff's actions
CNYCentral.com
Bay Medical to lay off half its staff — up to 800 people — after Hurricane Michael
Panama City News Herald
Centene executive Cynthia Brinkley retiring from Clayton-based managed care provider
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Opinion: Why do hospitals hate sleep so much?
Mother Jones
Local hospital charges $13,000 worth of bills to wrong patient
NBC DFW
Prefab hospital rooms infused with smart technology look to reduce falls, infections
Philly Voice
Pinnacle Specialty Hospital in Tulsa shuts down
News on 6
Northside nurses donate $300,000 in union dues to scholarship for next generation
WKBN
Houston Methodist unveils security robots to patrol inside hospital
KTRK
Official: No plan in place if St. Joseph hospital leaves Warren
Tribune Chronicle
Howard University Medical School hopes amended hospital bill will help save program
NBC Washington
Carthage Area Hospital's annual report shows positive operating performance
Watertown Daily Times

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 4

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 4, 2018
Federal judge voices concerns about Justice Dept. approval of CVS-Aetna deal
Wall Street Journal
HHS' new plans to boost health care competition
Axios
Poll: Government favored to ensure healthcare, but not deliver it
Gallup
In rural Appalachia, can health care become the new coal?
PBS NewsHour
Opinion: No, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 'Medicare for all' cannot be mostly financed by eliminating Pentagon fraud
The Washington Examiner
Feds back change to trim Medicaid costs
Orlando Sentinel
Oregon hospital costs website updated with new data
KTVZ
Sturgis Hospital CEO defends cuts as necessary
WOOD
More details on Legionnaires' Disease at UW-Hospital expected Friday
WMTV
Surrogates overly confident of patients' treatment preferences
Yale Daily News
El Paso Specialty Hospital closing at end of year due to financial ills
El Paso Times
Telemedicine offers new health care possibilities – but payment challenges abound
Philly Voice

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on December 3

HealthLeaders Media Staff, December 3, 2018
With Beth Israel-Lahey merger, state charts new course on health care
The Boston Globe
Two nurses died of overdoses inside a Dallas hospital. What went wrong?
The Dallas Morning News
GOP balks at Trump drug pricing plan
The Hill
Johns Hopkins nurses say hospital fails to address patient care concerns
The Baltimore Sun
Yard signs spread in Naples area vs. NCH plan to limit doctors' hospital admission privileges
Naples Daily News
Editorial: Look who is getting protected from single-payer health insurance
New York Post
Trump administration approves N.H. Medicaid expansion work requirement
Concord Monitor
50 hit with layoffs at CTCA
The Newnan Times-Herald
Opinion: To reduce seniors' drug costs, expand Medicare Advantage
National Review
Coalition: 'We need two hospitals' in Jefferson City
Jefferson City News Tribune

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