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Free-market care?
Massachusetts hospitals win suit on Medicare
February 28, 2008
New Jersey braces for cuts sought by the governor
February 27, 2008
St. Charles, MO, hospitals continue construction plans
Atlanta hospital clears 'major hurdle'
Tenet Healthcare fourth quarter loss narrows
Issuers ask SEC for break amid auction-rate woes
Arizona governor seeks ban on new Medicaid rules
February 26, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to manage hospital in Ireland
Nashville-based medical center plans $3.2 million expansion
Community Health denies filing improper claims
Healthcare spending surge seen in next decade
February 25, 2008
As medical costs grow, creditors get in the game
Poor finances call into question plans for new hospital in Boca Raton, FL
Struggling East St. Louis hospital can't afford patients--or improvements
Doctor: Atlanta hospital could be 'flagship model'
New bailout proposed for Maryland county’s hospital system
February 22, 2008
$43 million gift boosts Children’s Mercy expansion in Kansas City
Seattle Children's Hospital offers $93 million for nearby condo complex
Kentucky Hospital that employs governor got $3.4 million
Senate opens Atlanta hospital to funds, new authority
Community Health offers mixed 2008 view
February 21, 2008
SSM Health Care plans to build $200 million Jefferson City, MO, hospital
Group says it wants to buy East St. Louis hospital
'On hope, faith' Fulton County OKs Atlanta hospital plan
February 20, 2008
Bill may force Atlanta hospital changeover
Tennessee-based medical center to cut staff positions
Boston hospital's accounting is under fire by a union
High costs drive online prescribing push
February 19, 2008
Hopkins, Cleveland Clinic practices take away paying patients, critics say
Seattle Children's Hospital gets $1 million from Gates Foundation
Minnesota hospitals hit hard by bond markets
Next wave of medical tourists might include the insured
February 15, 2008
Caremark to settle claims
Emerson Hospital in Massachusetts reviewing finances
February 14, 2008
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center net profit declines
Los Angeles County may close most of its clinics
Proposed Bush budget cuts would hit hospitals hard, administrators say
February 12, 2008
Higher Medicaid fees can’t fix pay gaps, say Georgia doctors
New York City hospitals reinvent role of emergency
February 11, 2008
Seven surgeries done in first week as Florida hospital launches heart program
Arbitration a growing trend in healthcare
Connecticut budget would add funding for hospice care
Two NJ cities, two besieged hospitals, two startlingly different results
In communities losing hospitals, rising voices
February 8, 2008
North Carolina-based systems form alliance
Detroit Medical Center to cut pay to WSU doctors
San Francisco General cutbacks delay some surgeries
One-time gains lift HCA earnings
University of Iowa Hospitals proposes 10-year expansion plan
Bill pushes for state takeover of Maryland hospitals
February 7, 2008
Oakland, CA, hospital chief shocked at defeat
February 6, 2008
Greater Cincinnati hospitals gave $44 million in care
Oakland, CA, Children's Hospital funding losing at polls
County to take time on Atlanta hospital decision
February 5, 2008
Hospitals sock it to the California uninsured, study says
Merger talks with Illinois medical center move forward
Budget proposes $560 billion cut in Medicare
February 4, 2008
Healthcare collections cause swelling of bills
Massachusetts’ subsidized insurance cost to double
February 1, 2008
Upgrades at Washington, DC, hospital detailed