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SEIU leaders sees triumphs, setbacks in 2008
Prominent child psychiatrist suspends relationship with drug makers
Obama team seeks public input on healthcare
December 30, 2008
Star student's suicide prompts precedent-setting suit
December 29, 2008
Proposed bill could mean tax break for doctors
December 28, 2008
Report: OSHA health oversight ebbed under Bush
December 23, 2008
LHC Group acquires Northwest Healthcare Alliance
Emory will punish psychiatrist Nemeroff
Former Cedars-Sinai employee held in identity theft, fraud
UnitedHealth settles SEC Options suit
Lloyd Noland Foundation wins $7.7 million suit against Tenet Healthcare
December 19, 2008
LA voters to consider hospital's finances, future
Cleveland Clinic institutes hiring, salary freeze
Emory cuts Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital debt $20 million
Temple University system's study of cost effectiveness has nurses' union riled
Baltimore clinics' burden spills over to ERs
Budget office sees hurdles in financing health plans
Rule shields health workers who withhold care based on beliefs
St. Louis hospitals purchased by Florida company
Reform of healthcare up in air as economy sinks
Piedmont Healthcare puts hold on state-of-art facility in Newnan, GA
Massachusetts health plan has national appeal
Wisconsin Hospital Association says economy is taking a toll
December 18, 2008
Clayton County, GA-based hospital's woes could ripple
Grassley targets nonprofit hospitals on charity care
Boston Medical to cut staff, services
Pittsburgh hospital renovates, expands its ER
Commonwealth Fund rates hospitals online to spur improvement
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
Albuquerque-based Lovelace Medical Center hires new CEO
Mountain View, CA-based El Camino to buy Community Hospital of Los Gatos
New Jersey hospitals aid state's economy
State to decide if Nashville hospital can end obstetrics
After losing Medicaid coverage, many patients land in hospitals
Insurers seek presence at healthcare sessions
December 16, 2008
Hospital authority offers progress report on Prince George's County, MD, system
New Orleans-based Touro Hospital's debt rating downgraded
Clayton County, GA, hospital seeks fiscal aid
Nashville hospital obstetric unit's closing brings protest, outcry
Despite the hype, patients' use of retail clinics is 'modest'
December 15, 2008
U.S. investigating Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Massachusetts hospitals freeze big-ticket plans
In Leesburg, VA, concern about new hospital's economic effect
Former CEO of City of Angels Medical Center pleads guilty to fraud
U.S. emergency rooms find ways to fix what ails them
Aliquippa, PA, hospital shuts down abruptly
FEMA approves more for Katrina-damaged Charity Hospital
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
Cost of hospital cardiac care on the rise
Language, culture pose healthcare challenges in Nashville
Hospitals in Boston and South Weymouth team up to fight cancer
Nothing improper about UCLA liver transplants, investigators say
Daschle has his own health plan
Outsourcing healthcare to India
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
Economic package to include health tech
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
$9 million award for Illinois hospital antibiotic death
December 11, 2008
Hospital officials worry as New York governor signals need for more Medicaid cuts
Daschle also to oversee new health reform office
Web site compares cost, quality among Massachusetts hospitals
Cooper University Hospital opens new building in Camden, NJ
UPMC zoning changes approved
Struggling Boca Raton, FL, hospital to tap foundation
38% of adults use alternative medicine
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
Philadelphia blocks Fox Chase Cancer Center's use of park
Aurora Health Care to buy stake in Franklin, WI, surgical center
Louisiana hospital seeks money to build
Panel of judges hears appeal by Scrushy and former Alabama governor
Experian to add work for hospitals
December 9, 2008
Minneapolis-St. Paul health groups cut 613 jobs
Uninsured put a strain on hospitals
Jefferson Parish hospitals hurting, study says
Michigan hospitals also feel fiscal pain
Hospitals face a new epidemic: Bedsores
Judge: Denial of Novant's Clemmons, NC, hospital stands
Maywood, IL-based Loyola Medical Center to cut 200 non-clinical jobs
The doctor is out
December 8, 2008
Weak patchwork of oversight lets bad hospitals stay open
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
Anaheim (CA) General Hospital loses accreditation
Former AL Gov. Don Siegelman and Richard Scrushy's appeal nears
Outgoing Jackson Health CEO on testy University of Miami relationship
Unions battle over healthcare workers
LA County supervisor says he'll explore all options for reopening King hospital
Advocate Health Care, Rockford (IL) Memorial agree to 'exclusive' merger talks
Emergency room workers say problems are rampant
For workers, medical bills add to pain as firms fail
Obama hopes to avoid Clinton healthcare missteps
December 5, 2008
HHS will be shepherding healthcare reform
Penn Medicine to disclose doctors' drug ties
Farmington, CT-based John Dempsey Hospital put on probation
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
Washington Adventist Hospital gets OK to relocate
Death on roof prompts Pennsylvania hospital probes
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
County faulted in death at King-Harbor
HCA cuts payroll at headquarters
UAW makes concessions in bid to help automakers
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
Walgreens aims for 400 clinics by August
Hospitals raise perk ante to draw, treat patients
New York City pushes cooling therapy for cardiac arrest
December 3, 2008
Cleveland Clinic discloses doctors' industry ties
West Penn health system making cuts
Miami Beach's Mount Sinai expects operating losses to double
Maryland-based Adventist HealthCare undeterred by Holy Cross plan
Doctors file bias suit over loss of privileges at Hudson, FL, hospital
Council delays Louisiana hospital decision
Las Vegas hospital, union tussle over workers
Baylor Health Care System wants to transform Dallas center into diabetes institute
Emdeon launches healthcare efficiency index
Lobbies backing health reforms
December 2, 2008
Libertyville, IL, medical center to pay $36 million fine to settle fraud allegations
Los Angeles County Supervisor to make reopening King-Harbor Hospital top priority
Economy likely to move up Medicare's insolvency
Hospital suspends worker who failed to report NFL star's gunshot wound
Residents appeal Seattle Children's Hospital review
Arrogant, abusive, and disruptive (and a doctor)
December 1, 2008
Consensus emerging on universal healthcare
Many experts say healthcare system inefficient, wasteful
Philadelphia transplant programs risk losing U.S. funds
Durham County, NC, OKs extending hospital lease with Duke
Many lament closing of Aliquippa, PA, clinic
Placerville, CA, council clears way for hospital expansion
New head of Morton Plant Mease Health Care must navigate tough times
New Medicaid rules allow states to set premiums and higher co-payments
Planners vote yes on new HCA Virginia hospital