Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on February 4

HealthLeaders Media Staff, February 4, 2020
Where the Democratic candidates stand on Medicare for All
The Fiscal Times
A little-noticed Medicaid proposal could have huge consequences
Axios
GOP states tell Supreme Court to wait on reviewing ACA case
The Hill
Doctors and nurses are influencers now, but can you trust them?
New York Post
NC regulators see a rise in complaints about short-term health insurance
North Carolina Health News
A Denver businessman wants to fix America's healthcare system - by doing patient knee replacements in Mexico
The Colorado Sun
Rural residents lose life saving resource after Lake Shore Hospital in Irving shuts down
WIVB
Opinion: New York State's budget director defends Gov. Cuomo's plans
New York Daily News
Georgians can comment on Gov. Kemp's Medicaid waiver proposal through Friday
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Adventist Health to lay off 650 workers as it outsources services
Sacramento Business Journal
NH AG signs off on Frisbie hospital merger with for-profit HCA
New Hampshire Union Leader
More than a dozen Democrats are bringing people with sky-high insulin bills to the State of the Union
Stat News
PeaceHealth planning layoffs in labor and delivery department
The Register-Guard
Western Maryland Health System joins UPMC, becoming UPMC Western Maryland
Cumberland Times-News
CEO, CFO both out in Altru Health System leadership shakeup
Grand Forks Herald


Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on February 3

HealthLeaders Media Staff, February 3, 2020
On caucus day, Iowa voters guided by big healthcare changes
NPR
She didn't want to be a nurse. Now she's the director of a Frazer school that teaches nurses
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Democrats face uphill battle against President Trump's Medicaid overhaul
The Hill
Opinion: Medicaid expansion is truly changing - and saving - lives
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Healthcare drew huge venture-capital investments in 2019
The Star Tribune
St. Luke's Dr. Pate opens up on Medicaid expansion, rising healthcare costs, retirement
Idaho Statesman
Mental healthcare without an appointment? Hospitals are pushed to improve access
The Patriot Ledger
Opinion: What I'd tell California's single-payer commission
Fox News
What higher ed can learn from healthcare
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Opinion: Healthcare stocks won't feel the Bern for long
The Wall Street Journal

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 31

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 31, 2020
How chaos at chain pharmacies is putting patients at risk
The New York Times
Sen. Bernie Sanders' 'Medicare for all' plan could shrink GDP by as much as 24%
Yahoo! Finance
Seattle hospital giant threatens to lock out thousands of striking nurses and caregivers
The Intercept
Pro Football Hall of Fame to establish health program for players
Associated Press
Gov. Stitt announces new plan for Medicaid in Oklahoma
KFOR
UC San Diego Health will use drones to test fly medical samples to nearby sites
The San Diego Union-Tribune
Minnesota healthcare companies raise $1 billion-plus in private funding in 2019
The Star Tribune
W.H.O. declares coronavirus a global health emergency
The New York Times
Opinion: A doctor-entrepreneur's guide to socially responsible capitalism
Stat News
Sen. Blackburn writes letter of concern to rural hospital operator Rennova
WATE
'It's getting worse every year': Workplace violence inside hospitals on the rise
WBNS
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $344M over pelvic mesh claims
AFP

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 30

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 30, 2020
Appeals court refuses to reconsider ruling striking down ACA mandate
The Hill
Gov. Ron DeSantis, Florida legislature not addressing Medicaid shortfalls, health advocates say
Tallahassee Democrat
Wisconsin seeks to delay Medicaid work requirement again
Associated Press
CVS announces plan to eliminate co-pays for diabetes drugs
The Motley Fool
Tense moments at hearing on Gov. Cuomo's plan for Medicaid cuts
WXXI
9 things Americans need to learn from the rest of the world's healthcare systems
Vox
Faith-based model provides option for those priced out of insurance, but it comes with risks
Desert Sun / USC Center for Health Journalism News Collaborative
Heart surgeon, SUNY Upstate Medical University professor was top-paid New York State employee in 2018
WKBW
6 ways to see a doctor without sitting in a waiting room forever
Men's Health
US suicide rates top among wealthy nations
The Washington Examiner
Opinion: One way to make healthcare more affordable? Give California nurse practitioners autonomy
Los Angeles Times
UMass Memorial, Harrington HealthCare begin merger talks
Boston Business Journal

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 29

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 29, 2020
Trump administration to offer states Medicaid block grant option
The Washington Post
Healthcare access has declined in past two decades, despite ACA: Study
The Washington Examiner
HHS Secretary Azar stops short of declaring public health emergency for Wuhan coronavirus
Politico
Gov. Baker pushes for more emphasis on primary care, mental health
The Boston Globe
Opinion: How GOP lawyers undercut their own case against ACA
The Huffington Post
ER physician to head Kentucky's Dept. of Public Health
Associated Press
Michael Bloomberg talks about healthcare and capitalism like no other Democrat
The Tampa Bay Times
Philips bids farewell to home appliances to sharpen health focus
Reuters
Health Care Service Corp. eliminating 400 jobs
Chicago Tribune
3 reasons hospital mergers fail
Forbes
The FDA wants to know how Instagram influencers sway patient views on medicines
Stat News
SoCal hospitals preparing for possible coronavirus cases
ABC 7

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 28

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 28, 2020
China half-builds coronavirus hospital in four days as death toll passes 100 and Germany confirms first case
Yahoo! News
AtlantiCare seeks end to partnership with Geisinger Health
The Press of Atlantic City
Three-day strike at Swedish Edmonds starts
Everett Herald
An ER doctor was charged with abusing his baby. But 15 medical experts say there's no proof.
NBC News
Independent monitor for HCA-Mission merger going public in big way
North Carolina News Network
Inspira Health President and CEO DiAngelo to retire
NJ Biz
Opinion: An 'Epic' pushback as U.S. prepares for new era of empowering patient health data
Stat News
These 10 startups acquired by Alphabet reveal a healthcare play centered on surveillance
Stat News
Colorado's public option is (the big) one of many healthcare fights lawmakers will have this year
Colorado Public Radio
Opinion: The ACA's secret success
Politico
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to proceed with immigration 'public charge' rules
The Washington Post
Gov. Cuomo proposes 3 percent tax on new medical facilities
New York Post
Idaho Medicaid expansion signups pass 60,000
Associated Press
Pete Stark, 40-year California congressman who expanded health insurance, dies
UPI

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 27

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 27, 2020
Worries grow that quarantine in China not enough to stem increasingly virulent coronavirus
The Washington Post
Northwell Health deal to help turn around NUMC is in peril
Newsday
Harvard's Clayton Christensen, 'The Innovator's Dilemma' author, is dead at 67
Inc.com
Beaumont Health: Employee may have leaked sensitive information of more than 1,000 patients
Detroit Free Press
Appeals challenge scrapping of Louisiana Medicaid contracts
Associated Press
Opinion: UVM Health Network affiliation boosting Porter Medical Center
VTDigger
Centene-WellCare merger changes Medicaid insurance equation in Georgia
Georgia Health News
New bill proposed would allow WI hospitals to hire more physician assistants
WLUK
Massena nurses want contract with St. Lawrence Health Systems settled
North Country Now
Covered California adds new subsidies, penalties
Bakersfield.com

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 24

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 24, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak: doctors use robot to treat first known U.S. patient
The Guardian
St. Vincent Medical Center closes after a century, shocking community
KCRW
HHS forgets to renew President Trump's opioid emergency declaration
Politico
In opioid trial, pharmaceutical executive John Kapoor sentenced to 5.5 years
WGBH
Blues health insurers put up $55 million to take on generic drugmakers
Reuters
Suspected case of Wuhan coronavirus surfaces in Brazos County, Texas
The New York Times
Epic's CEO is urging hospital customers to oppose rules that would make it easier to share medical info
CNBC
Expert shares her opinion on nurse tied to Dr. William Husel, Mount Carmel
WCMH
CVS, Walgreens aggressively move into delivery of healthcare services
Houston Chronicle
In wake of Gov. Cuomo's Medicaid plan, NYC officials grab their wallets
Politico
Healthcare successes - Trump's wins as president
WBAP
U of L health to hire nearly 400 nurses and doctors to beef up expanded health system
Louisville Courier Journal
Former HHS Secretary Tom Price: More Johnny Isaksons needed
Marietta Daily Journal
Tuberculosis exposure investigated at metro Detroit physician practice locations
WXYZ
Tentative agreement reached between UFCW Local 222 representing union nurses and MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center
KTIV

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 23

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 23, 2020
President Trump opens door to cuts to Medicare and other entitlement programs
The New York Times
White House prepared short list to shake up HHS leadership
Politico
San Francisco doctor testing to diagnose coronavirus while travelers express concern for global spread of outbreak
ABC 7
Two years after $88 million buy, Nicklaus Children's wants to sell Miami Medical Center
Miami Herald
Opinion: Patients can't afford for doctors to misunderstand the healthcare business
Quartz
Novant secures city approval for $154 million south Charlotte hospital
WBTV
SUNY Downstate accused of retaliating against whistleblower surgeons
The Wall Street Journal
Google CEO eyes major opportunity in healthcare, says will protect privacy
Reuters
'To stop now would be foolish': Doubling down on services for high-cost patients
NPR
Ex-drug execs get over 2 years in prison for bribery scheme
Associated Press
L.A. County revives bid to buy St. Vincent hospital to house homeless residents
The Eastsider
Healthcare workers have the side-job bug
The Wall Street Journal
Opinion: Medi-Cal patients left high and dry by Dignity Health
Woodland Daily Democrat

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 22

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 22, 2020
First Wuhan coronavirus patient identified in the United States
The New York Times
HHS Secretary Alex Azar talks about reaction to U.S Supreme Court ruling on ACA
Kevin Wall Radio
America's most powerful medical-debt collector
The Atlantic
Opinion: The nursing shortage is threatening our care
The New York Times
The Medicare Part D drug plan donut hole is closed, what does that mean?
Forbes
Bay Area-based healthcare companies pledge millions to fight California's homeless crisis
KRON
New York State budget 2021: Gov. Cuomo looks to save $2.5 billion dollars in Medicaid costs
NEWS10 ABC
Covenant Physician Partners, a Nashville healthcare company, doubles revenue and shifts focus
Nashville Business Journal
Hospitals give tech giants access to detailed medical records
The Wall Street Journal
Humana hires away chief data officer from federal agency
Louisville Business First
Indiana hospital system layoffs take toll on mother, son with behavioral disorders
FOX19

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