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Plan for New Orleans hospitals draws outcry
New Jersey hospitals struggled before downturn, report says
Submitting to the science of prevention
Researchers find poor use of pumps for ailing hearts
November 25, 2008
The sorry state of American health
November 24, 2008
Many babies in California's Yuba and Sutter counties get bad start
Doctors question Nevada Medicaid cuts
November 21, 2008
Planners okay medical building for Wesley Chapel, FL, hospital
Clarian Health-Ball Memorial Hospital merger approved
This time around, healthcare revamp has wings
November 20, 2008
Obama to nominate Daschle as HHS Secretary
Massachusetts urged to review fees to elite hospitals
Health insurers offer to accept all applicants, on condition
State to track MRSA cases in Washington hospitals
Sutter Health seeks city approval for Elk Grove, CA, hospital
Report: Economy is sickening U.S. hospitals
November 19, 2008
Editorial rips care for chronic illness in U.S.
Pilot program to put AZ Medicare patients records online
Healthcare advocates promote reform
Beverly (MA) Hospital shelves plan to close natural birthing center
HCA job cuts may affect 100 employees
State tries to save obstetrics at a hospital in Brooklyn
Ted Kennedy asks Hillary Clinton to head Senate healthcare team
November 18, 2008
Political temperature may be just right for healthcare overhaul
Massachusetts doctors' fear of lawsuits tied to added costs of $1.4 billion
Angioplasty overused among millions of patients, evidence shows
JPS to study expanding its hospital in Arlington, TX
New antibiotics take aim at staph's rise
Medicare wants limits for weight loss surgery
November 17, 2008
Massachusetts healthcare system badly out of balance
South Korea joins lucrative practice of inviting medical tourists to its hospitals
Connecticut Congressional members seek HUSKY moratorium
Radiologists are in great demand in Pennsylvania
An hour of peace at University of California-Davis Med center helps the kids relax
New York boy on life support in Washington, DC, dies
November 14, 2008
Aid cuts to force hospital changes in Alabama
WellPoint soon will offer some medical travel benefits
California children's insurance program may need wait list
Massachusetts birth center's possible demise ignites protest
Chronically ill U.S. patients often skip care due to costs
November 13, 2008
40 jobs cut at Middletown, OH, hospital
Methodist delays Mississippi hospital plan
St. Luke's expands Woodlands campus
November 12, 2008
Parents protest Tampa Bay, FL, doctor
U.S. hospitals use more antibiotics despite concerns
Florida hospital's executives get dramatic pay hikes
Senators hurry to keep healthcare in forefront
Beverly (MA) Hospital's Laverty resigns
Another push for security standards in healthcare
The hospital is watching
November 11, 2008
Expecting donations to fall, hospitals brace for bad news
Violence in ER a growing problem in Massachusetts
Orlando hospital to open tower
Northeast Health System's board meets on Beverly, MA, hospital CEO's fate
Why we need 1,170 codes for angioplasty
Intestinal pathogen a growing threat
Idea of New York's cuts to healthcare causes a stir
Doctors study repatriation of uninsured
Judge delays decision on removing life support at DC hospital
Study: Use of imaging technology skyrockets
November 10, 2008
Moody's: Obama healthcare plan boon for hospitals
New U.S. rule pares outpatient Medicaid services
Patients being moved to the new, improved Los Angeles County-USC
Providers await details of Obama healthcare plan
Deported in a coma, saved back in United States
Desperate for care, uninsured flock to area of Virginia to see a doctor
November 7, 2008
Hospitals see drop in paying patients
UCH-Adventist hospital in Wesley Chapel, FL, advances
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center plans full hospital in Monroeville, PA
LifePoint Hospitals third quarter net tumbles 60% on planned sales
November 6, 2008
Two more Philadelphia-area maternity units to close
Medicare, Medicaid deficits loom over health priorities
President Obama and healthcare
80% in U.S. worry about medical bills
Massachusetts a model of healthcare reform, hurdles
November 5, 2008
Florida hospital to pay in nurse case
Computer glitch dumps kids from state health insurance
Hard choices and challenges follow Obama's triumph
Database linking Arkansas' hospitals goes live
November 4, 2008
Court blocks White House push on Medicare expenses
Healthcare professionals look at baseball stats to question practices
If not universal care, how about universal primary care?
Robodoc: Surgeon of the future in theaters now
November 3, 2008
Hearing set on HCA Virginia Hospital
OIG Criticizes CMS' Lack of Security Rule Oversight, Implementation
America's pending shortage of cancer doctors