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Commentary: Call this a crisis? Just wait
October 30, 2008
Officials seek help for Pontiac, MI-based hospital
New Orleans hospital plans aim not to raze
In LA Senate campaign, health plans call for big changes
U.S. hospitals lag in patient satisfaction
October 29, 2008
Obama's approach emulates Massachusetts' except for mandate on covering all adults
McCain's proposal for high-risk coverage is similar to a program in Minnesota
Medicare battle looms as costs keep climbing
Obama jumps on McCain adviser's health remarks
October 28, 2008
Georgia homeowners win round in court fight vs. hospital development
October 27, 2008
California counties are healthcare 'providers of last resort'
Virginia providers brace for cuts in services for poor, elderly
Hospitals ease ER crowding with ward beds in halls
McCain health plan calls for shopping around
Healthcare stocks take hit along with broader market
October 24, 2008
Commentary: How to take American healthcare from worst to first
October 23, 2008
Doctors and insurers blame each other for administrative headaches
Louisiana governor: Healthcare should be left to patients, doctors
Bailout seen hitting Obama, McCain health plans
October 22, 2008
On candidates' health plans, the numbers fly
Pilot program creates job to coordinate care
One big antibiotic dose fights MRSA, study says
Uninsured not main reason for ER crowding
October 21, 2008
An eroding model for health insurance
Southern Wake County, NC, pushes for hospitals
How doctors can avoid perilous patient 'hand offs'
Minorities more likely to die in ER
October 20, 2008
California hospitals say first bond wasn't enough
Massachusetts tweaks health insurance rules
The next American crisis is healthcare
Prescription for change
A plan to improve healthcare and limit costs
Obama attacks McCain on healthcare and Medicare, in some ways inaccurately
Strong growth in Medicaid anticipated
Congress reacts warily to Rhode Island Medicaid overhaul
Study urges low-tech solutions for medical errors
October 16, 2008
Death rate 70% lower at top U.S. hospitals
Bullitt County, KY, hospital gets state OK
Indianapolis hospital campus adds helipad
Cleveland Clinic, Medina General to discuss affiliation
As budgets tighten, more people decide medical care can wait
October 15, 2008
Pennsylvania healthcare battle shows states struggle alone
Hospitals protest new California rules on patient billing
Growing health-reform challenge for next president
Disappearing credit forces hospitals to delay improvements
Pennsylvania senators hope to save medical reporting agency
WellPoint, X Prize launch $10 million healthcare contest
Customer satisfaction ratings raise stakes for hospitals
Cancer screenings for Medicaid patients miss targets
October 14, 2008
City puts in bid on east New Orleans hospital
East Patchogue, NY-based hospital's maternity unit closing its doors
Cincinnati health clinics seeing more uninsured
October 13, 2008
The financial crisis and healthcare
October 9, 2008
Infection control guidelines issued
CEO turnover hits a record high
Universal Health CEO: Not seeing big economic effects yet
Report: Both candidates increase health coverage
October 8, 2008
Tennessee program makes sure ER is for emergencies
Without reform, a healthcare bailout may be needed, Cerner CEO warns
Child-health report shows wide gaps according to wealth, education
Iowa community hospitals join integrated rural network
October 7, 2008
Healthcare provides shot in the arm to Florida counties
Business cool toward McCain’s health coverage plan
October 6, 2008
Ground broken on new hospital in Plainsboro, NJ
Judge says Urbana, IL, hospital owes county $6 million
Flood-damaged Columbus, IN, hospital set to reopen
In some cultures, cancer stirs shame
October 3, 2008
National scorecard ranks palliative care across country
October 2, 2008
Wake County, NC, medical group sold
’Superbugs’ that strike the sickest patients
Program seeks to reduce ICU infections
Report: Obama’s health plan may help more uninsured
October 1, 2008
Medicaid long-term healthcare costs to soar
Economic slump finds more people on Medicaid
Violations reported at 94% of nursing homes
Medicare won’t pay for medical errors
Schwarzenegger signs bills creating hospital privacy oversight office
Tennessee healthcare has mixed day at Capitol
Towns need doctors, and the doctors need visas