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Tennessee hospitals feeling economic pinch, cut staff
MA budget cuts threaten senior health services
December 30, 2008
Detroit bailout plan puts retirees' heathcare at risk
December 27, 2008
Recession is crippling hospitals
December 23, 2008
Hospital 'hole in bucket' patched
December 22, 2008
Debt-collection suits pit law firms against ill-informed patients
At more U.S. employers, the doctor is in
Medicaid applicants grow as recession widens
Grim debt prognosis at health nonprofits
December 19, 2008
LA voters to consider hospital's finances, future
Florida-based Broward General Medical Center gets $4.5 million for women's healthcare
Birmingham-based Brookwood Medical Center cuts back women's center project
Emory cuts Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital debt $20 million
Temple University system's study of cost effectiveness has nurses' union riled
St. Louis hospitals purchased by Florida company
Piedmont Healthcare puts hold on state-of-art facility in Newnan, GA
Wisconsin Hospital Association says economy is taking a toll
Illinois governor scandal affects funding for care of sick kids
December 18, 2008
Clayton County, GA-based hospital's woes could ripple
Grassley targets nonprofit hospitals on charity care
Scandal dampens Boston hospitals' galas
December 17, 2008
Clayton County, GA, says no to Southern Regional hospital
Credit crunch delays new University of Minnesota Medical Center facility
Health providers face huge cuts from New York governor's budget proposal
Obama health stimulus plan could mean $1.8 billion for Florida
Recession hitting Jacksonville, FL-area hospitals
New Jersey hospitals aid state's economy
After losing Medicaid coverage, many patients land in hospitals
Insurers seek presence at healthcare sessions
December 16, 2008
Newark, NJ-based University Hospital faces crisis
New Orleans-based Touro Hospital's debt rating downgraded
Clayton County, GA, hospital seeks fiscal aid
December 15, 2008
U.S. investigating Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts hospitals freeze big-ticket plans
Former CEO of City of Angels Medical Center pleads guilty to fraud
Illinois hospital merger, expansion called off
University of California-Davis Medical Center to close liver transplant program
Balance billing traps patients in fights between doctors, hospitals and insurers
UConn seeks approval for hospital merger
Daschle has his own health plan
December 12, 2008
Financing is in doubt for new New Orleans teaching hospital
Daschle will lead healthcare overhaul
Pursuing charitable mission leaves a Chicago hospital struggling
Buyer for Seattle-based Group Health's Eastside hospital campus backs out
Hospitals sue Pennsylvania governor over malpractice insurance funding
Eastern Connecticut Health Network, CIGNA reach agreement in principle
Audit questions Wisconsin Medicaid payments, software delay
Prescription for healthcare REITs: Short-term pain
December 11, 2008
Hospital officials worry as New York governor signals need for more Medicaid cuts
Daschle also to oversee new health reform office
Struggling Boca Raton, FL, hospital to tap foundation
Close to $51 million in health grants given in Washington, DC
December 10, 2008
Boston tax hunt targets exempt hospitals
Hospital begs Clayton County, GA, Commission to back bond
Aurora Health Care to buy stake in Franklin, WI, surgical center
Louisville, KY-based Baptist East may have averted loss of Medicare
Experian to add work for hospitals
December 9, 2008
Minneapolis-St. Paul health groups cut 613 jobs
Jefferson Parish hospitals hurting, study says
Michigan hospitals also feel fiscal pain
Boston-based Caritas: Ascension Health committed to deal
December 8, 2008
Obama asks nation for input on reforming health system
Georgia hospitals, doctors' offices, surgeons in financial pain as bills go unpaid or patients postpone treatment
Indianapolis-based Clarian Health plans to trim jobs
Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman and Richard Scrushy's appeal nears
The capital markets: Not for the faint of heart
Recession afflicting Minneapolis-area hospitals
Big donors to get naming rights at new Dallas' Parkland Hospital
Advocate Health Care, Rockford (IL) Memorial agree to 'exclusive' merger talks
For workers, medical bills add to pain as firms fail
Obama hopes to avoid Clinton healthcare missteps
December 5, 2008
Advocate Health Care pursuing deal with Rockford (IL) Memorial
Boston-based Caritas financing deal put on hold; 160 face layoffs
LSU may close its Baton Rouge charity hospital
Audit sees progress at Nashville General Hospital
Feds OK $775 million a year to Illinois for Medicaid
AG settles Medicaid lawsuit with Urbana, IL, clinic
Tenet stock drop reflects concerns about hospital's turnaround
Daschle launches push for healthcare overhaul
December 4, 2008
Obama policymakers turn to campaign tools: Supporters tapped on healthcare issues
Insurers propose universal, centralized healthcare
HCA cuts payroll at headquarters
7,700 to be cut from Washington's Basic Health Plan
Aetna and BayCare hospitals far apart on contract
Alabama-based St. Vincent's puts ER construction plans on hold six months
CIGNA dispute with Connecticut network could disrupt healthcare
Nashville General Hospital audited
Hospitals raise perk ante to draw, treat patients
December 3, 2008
Miami Beach's Mount Sinai expects operating losses to double
Two West Tennessee hospitals agree to Medicare settlement
Emdeon launches healthcare efficiency index
Lobbies backing health reforms
Major insurer casts off long-term-care policies
December 2, 2008
Libertyville, IL, medical center to pay $36 million fine to settle fraud allegations
Economy cuts into cosmetic procedures
December 1, 2008
Philadelphia transplant programs risk losing U.S. funds
Many lament closing of Aliquippa, PA, clinic