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$14-million from Florida for Hernando health clinic
Board for Louisiana hospital shuts meeting
Missouri health center to cut services
Focus on the insured divides Texas’ JPS
Texas lawmakers vow to press for expansion of health insurance for children
Financial turnaround for South Carolina-based Providence Hospitals
Hospital workers’ strike in Chile delays surgeries
$5 million okayed to settle San Francisco malpractice case
Celebrity-snooping ex-UCLA Medical Center staffer is indicted
Georgia hospital finds open-heart program partner
BlueCross of Tennessee now accepted at Walgreens’ retail clinics
Flu season can be windfall for hospitals, hardship for health plans
Illinois hospital offers more aid to poor
A fast food tax to help New Jersey hospitals? Governor open to idea
New Hampshire hospitals and surgery centers join hand-washing program
Hospitals face financial squeeze
Leavitt: Medicare "drifting towards disaster"
Schwarzenegger to try healthcare fix again
For 100 Iraqi doctors, a return to normal
Medicare costs soar for cancer care
April 29, 2008
Cost of insurance far outpaces income
Missouri Senate passes revamped healthcare bill
Findings criticize North Carolina hospital
Mansfield (TX) hospital announces $37 million, 2-phase expansion
Gingrich calls for medical update
Michigan bill would give motorists choice in medical coverage
Polls show healthcare a growing concern
Across U.S., anxiety over access to patient records
Health official: New fees in New Jersey may lead poor to skip care
Separate managed-care deals ordered for Illinois hospitals
Cuts coming to Somerville (MA) Hospital
Are medical records at risk?
As doctors get a life, strains show
Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners
Delaware doctors to monitor Maryland ICU patients electronically
McCain seeks tax credit for healthcare
April 28, 2008
North Carolina Medical Board may put malpractice settlement info online
Virtual office visits appeal to patients, physicians, insurers
Trapped in a waiting game at Texas’ JPS
Broad coalition decries healthcare dysfunction
North Carolina denies Franklin County hospital’s bid to move
FDA sends Philips warning letter for CT, nuclear imaging systems
Florida to examine faith-based healthcare
Healthcare system pains California voters in poll
Tenet stock jumps 13%
Atlanta hospital hiring dispute closer to suit
The new face of WellStar Health System
Williamson Medical votes to continue fight against Spring Hill, TN, hospital
Loyola hospitals chief making a mark in a hurry
Candidates’ healthcare ideas may not offer immediate cure
Cash before chemo: Hospitals get tough
Group urges ban on medical giveaways
One in four uninsured eligible for aid but not enrolled
McCain focuses on lower costs on healthcare tour
April 25, 2008
FTC: Florida hospital certificate of need rule hurts competition
Survey: Providing healthcare an increasing challenge for small business
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center getting ready to put its name on U.S. Steel Tower
Bipartisan vote shields Medicaid funds
FDA takes closer look at Lasik complaints
Health coverage compromise sought in Michigan
Akron (OH) General Medical Center expands
Union County, NC, extends lease for Carolinas Medical Center-Union
Birmingham’s Medical Properties Trust completes $168 million deal
More emergency rooms open away from hospitals
Exodus of specialists from ERs raises concerns in California
Pennsylvania-based Universal Health posts strong earnings
Tennessee governor to get bill limiting medical malpractice
Senate fast-tracks Medicaid bill
Judge orders Philippines company to pay $100 million for fraud
Increase in diagnostic imaging fueled by self-referring doctors
April 24, 2008
California orders sweeping review of HMO policy cancellations
Poinciana, FL, hospital backers turn out
South Carolina hospital buys land for future expansion
Alabama board rejects beach-community medical center
Two Florida health programs kept alive by cash infusion
Florida bill seeks to clarify medical services pricing
Heart surgeon gets Congressional Gold Medal
Lighting up common despite hospital smoking bans
Connecticut House passes bill opening insurance to more people
Tennessee Medical Association wants law changed to insure more young adults
Illinois governor appeals blocking of healthcare expansion
Congress close on bill to ban genetic discrimination
Surgeons want more devices scaled to fit children
House challenges administration on Medicaid rules
Fraud costs military health program $100 million-plus
April 23, 2008
Sarasota, FL, hospital district gets ratings upgrade
Hospital planned for Lake Worth, TX, area
Mercy Health System’s quest for quality pays off
Medicaid plan stirs worry in North Carolina
Streamlined KidCare debated in Florida
Florida doctor oversight rapped
California disciplined fewer doctors in 2007
Texas nurses consider pros and cons of unionization
Nashville partnership awarded $1.35 million Medicaid grant
Hospital accuses Iowa House speaker of using position for revenge
Possible buyer emerges for Illinois hospital
Insurer says economy has dented its prospects
Few U.S. doctors answer e-mails from patients
Quality care, not number of procedures, determines bypass results
April 22, 2008
Bay Area hospital collaboration reduces hospital-acquired infections
New Orleans hospital decision in the works
Sanford, FL, hospital tightens security after baby taken
An unhealthy trend: U.S. has fewer general surgeons
Health Records, Personal Data Of 2.1 Million UM Patients Stolen
AMA to Congress: Don’t cut Medicare to fund farm bill
Michigan doctors, nurses, students back healthcare ballot proposal
Ohio governor trying to insure more children
Poll: Healthcare lacking in Kentucky
Minnesota governor, legislators haggle over healthcare system changes
Minnesota county’s HMO gets $6 million bailout
Life spans decline in some U.S. areas
Contaminated blood thinner heparin called a worldwide problem
Review urges aggressive MRSA screening for health workers
April 21, 2008
Louisiana hospital money granted
Butler (PA) Memorial Hospital to open new ER
Rezoning backed for Carolinas Healthcare System hospital
Healthcare experts worry of cost boom
Oregon hospitals upgrade services and facilities
South Florida medical malpractice cases difficult for both sides
Singapore hospitals added to U.S. network
Medical records bill passes Florida House, minus funds
Blue Cross of Florida ordered to pay doctors
Florida’s Memorial Hospital Miramar puts finishing touches on pediatric unit
Medicare data should stay private, government says in appeal
Leader at Los Angeles medical center is out
Report: Limited medical access hurts Georgia’s minorities
Charity sues R.I. hospital over free bed donated century ago
Blue Island, IL, makes pitch to save hospital
GAO backs states on child healthcare
CBO chief is healthcare referee
Parties’ split most apparent on healthcare
Report: Language help better for patients at New York hospitals
April 18, 2008
Iowa medical center will break ground
Orlando hospitals vie for heart-transplant programs
Kansas named to program to improve healthcare
Alabama nursing scholarship alliance to start in fall
Five percent cut would affect Louisiana Medicaid
Minnesota health plans post operating losses
Minnesota healthcare changes spur access worries
Florida House ponders health insurance fix
California to review canceled health insurance policies
Trauma funds not just an issue for Atlanta hospital
Two Tenet hospitals at odds with Blue Cross
Massachusetts Senate approves bill to rein in healthcare costs
CIGNA to stop hospital reimbursements for medical mistakes
Massachusetts to receive $4.6 million healthcare grant
April 17, 2008
GAO report calls for better hospital standards
South Carolina health system hires new leader
Free health clinics feel the strain as patient list grows and funding shrinks
Violations found at North Carolina hospital
YouTube surgery video investigated
Seattle Children’s Hospital revises expansion plan
Florida Senate passes healthcare bill
White House backs appeal on San Francisco healthcare
Los Angeles city attorney sues health insurer for canceling coverage
California medical center is cool to suitor Prime Healthcare
Three insurers bid for Connecticut plans
Manchester (CT) Memorial Hospital to get new intensive care unit
Cancer Treatment Centers pursuing fifth hospital
A looming shortage, or the wrong doctors in the wrong places?
Warning on storage of health records
Maryland county executive supports hospital bill
Former senators tackle health issues
Couple gives $25 million to Washington, DC, children’s hospital
April 16, 2008
Committee brushes aside Bush veto threat on Medicaid bill
SSM Healthcare-St. Louis launches integrated electronic medical record system
Maryland aims to help children without insurance
Louisiana hospital grows
New Orleans hospitals seek money for prisoner care
Florida hospitals cringe at proposed cuts to Medicaid
Reports: Data on Vioxx was misused
Dollars to doughnuts diagnosis
Atlanta hospital’s budget still in the red
Georgia-based Emory Eastside to add beds
Hospitals missing out on collection opportunities, study finds
Ruling thwarts Illinois governor’s plan to expand state-backed healthcare
WellPoint customer data may have been accessed via Internet
In Ohio drive, big labor shows its fissures
New York University Medical Center gets another $100 million gift
April 15, 2008
CMS proposed rule could significantly expand quality measures
North Philadelphia Health System unveils new St. Joseph’s ER
Medical tourism booming in India
Oregon Health Plan cutbacks sent more to ER
Boca Raton, FL, doctor agrees to pay $7 million to settle fraud lawsuit
Houston hospital has adopted a business approach to efficiency
Iowa legislators navigate raft of healthcare proposals
AMA calls for more physician training in response to IOM report
Web service addresses health, wellness at companies
San Francisco mayor seeks better response to 911 calls
Tenet to sell two hospitals to USC
Briefer hospitalizations are not always best, Pennsylvania study finds
Factories fading, hospitals step in
Insurers, FDA team up to find problem drugs
Feds try to cut costs of hospital errors
April 14, 2008
Study: Boomers to flood medical system
New twist on the old house call
In Rwanda, visionary doctor is moving mountains again
Project gives safety net for healthcare that can’t wait in North Carolina
Sutter Health’s 2007 financial report reflects a ’pretty stable’ company
Florida governor tries to insure more as legislators cut health programs
Judge's ruling delays trial plan to cut Medicare lab costs
Dispatcher, ambulance shortages slow response in San Francisco
Renaissance Healthcare Systems runs out of money to finish Texas facility
Atlanta hospital CEO stands firm
Congress aims to ease doctor shortage
Too many heart centers, not enough transplants in Chicago
Owners of Illinois hospital vow to try to avert closing
Costs soar for Massachusetts healthcare law
The health insurance mafia
Worker charged in New York City hospital file thefts
Doctors got off lighter in UCLA snooping case
Immigration debate hits home for liver transplant patients
April 11, 2008
Kansas City hospital’s expansion is on target
West Penn, Forbes have another new CEO
Village in Wisconsin wants jury to rule on hospital sewer fees
Maryland hospital fined in two radiation dosage errors
Minnesota-based cancer center closes
Tenet: We’re doing better in South Florida
Holy Cross Hospital to close Oakland Park, FL, facility
Snooping in records has a history at UCLA
Los Angeles County medical crisis grows
Warning on medication mix-ups for kids
Mason City, IA, hospital lays off workers
Company closing Illinois facility to open new hospital in Wisconsin
Healthcare affordability figures updated in Massachusetts
Drug companies to reveal grant practices
April 10, 2008
Ex-Blues boss to oversee VEBA
Healthcare district to give $1.25 million subsidy to Florida hospital
New Orleans healthcare revamp faces Senate criticism
Louisiana hospital aligns with cancer site
Children’s wing at Miami hospital expands
Cuba reorganizes family doctor program
House pushes Medicaid experiment for nine additional Florida counties
Long waits cited in Philadelphia healthcare
Hospitals’ cut a cure, New Jersey Senate told
Pennsylvania study tracks hospital infection
Judge OKs plan for healthcare trust at Chrysler
Illinois medical center in merger talks with Evanston Northwestern Healthcare
Boston hospitals’ suburban push stirs fears
Bill advances to suspend Medicaid cost-shift rules
Hospitals seek Congressional care
In shift to digital, more repeat mammograms
April 9, 2008
Gubernatorial candidate in Indiana rolls out healthcare plan
’Evacusled’ devices help hospitals evacuate
Ohio bill aims to thwart Medicaid fraud
Hopkins performs first U.S. ’six-way’ transplants
West Penn Allegheny Health System profit up by two-thirds
Cancer treatment facilities spreading in St. Louis-area
Most of East St. Louis hospital will close
Doctors are to provide urgent care at Baltimore-area drugstores
University of Washington hosts key players in global health effort
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center’s opening put off--again
Effectiveness of medical privacy law is questioned
Study aims for wise choices from a wealth of health plans
Lake County, IL, hospital expansion plan rejected
Reports of deaths linked to blood-thinner heparin triple
Interest emerges in taking over Illinois hospital
Firms’ health clinics cut costs
Medical errors costing U.S. billions
April 8, 2008
$30 million awarded in Florida malpractice lawsuit
As super bug spreads, doctors rethink approach
Hospitals track economic benefit
Kansas City-area physicians are seeking results by pooling resources
Tennessee to get Medicare, Medicaid funds
Medical gift is Duke’s biggest
Government to raise pay to seniors’ health insurers
Healthcare businesses take off at airports
Healthcare in Venezuela takes turn for worse
Vanderbilt to offer doctorate nursing degree
Iowa Senate approves $25 million healthcare expansion
Maine governor speaks up for Dirigo Health adjustments
Old, new boards for Atlanta hospital sign agreement transferring control
Some candidates disagree, but studies show it’s often cheaper to let people get sick
April 7, 2008
Supporters vow to continue work on Kentucky dialysis reimbursements
Indianapolis-based philanthropy gives Purdue healthcare center $11 million
Louisiana parish considers hospital options
Wisconsin medical center refines patient care as it raises productivity
Caribbean losing its nurses
States 'recycle' meds to battle costs
Where are the South Florida nurses?
Los Angeles hospital's takeover candidate raises doubts
More UCLA records abuses
Lack of trauma legislation action could hurt Atlanta hospital
Hospitals advertise services to lure patients who can pay
Healthcare rules get overhaul in Georgia
Plan to extend medical aid hits New Jersey bump
In Massachusetts, universal coverage strains care
Medicare finds how hard it is to save money
Maryland county's hospitals get relief, not a cure
Medicine mix-ups harm hospitalized kids
Hospital capacity drives costs
April 4, 2008
Shortage of nurses target of $1.5 million grant in Washington state
Report gives Massachusetts doctors kudos for preventative care
Orlando-area hospitals compete for heart patients
Cincinnati hospital defends practices, suit could cost $400 million
Novant Health earns $204 million in 2007
Partnership covers healthcare for 5,000 uninsured Birmingham children
Senator has questions on Amgen anemia drug rebates
Report: Hospitalization rates for some Pennsylvania HMO patients rise
Connecticut agency Web site shows insurers’ fines, violations
Medical malpractice legislation passes Tennessee House
McCain camp working out healthcare details
Nonprofit hospitals, once for the poor, strike it rich
Blood racket drained poor Indian workers
April 3, 2008
Beaumont Hospitals asks Michigan for approval of $204 million expansion
Michigan-based system may cut managers, merge programs
Summa Health System recruits 26 Ohio cardiologists
Cincinnati hospital suit could cost $400 million
Kansas Board of Healing Arts director, general counsel resign
Lawsuit against Iasis Healthcare dismissed
Jamaica launches free healthcare for all adults
Minority doctors in short supply in California
Drug costs rise as economy slides
Fawcett’s cancer file breached
California clinic aims to serve low-income families
Woman’s Hospital in Mesquite, TX, to close
New Jersey lawmaker: Fill Medicaid vacancy
CIGNA completes purchase of Denver insurer
WellPoint: 11 errors off-limits
Serving uninsured a fatal burden for Illinois facility
Telemedicine links Africans to Indian expertise
April 2, 2008
Medical Properties Trust wraps up deal for HCP hospitals
Pennsylvania House OKs limits on health insurance
Efforts under way to bring in-patient care to Hillview, KY, medical center
Amid calls for shake-up, Kansas medical regulators to meet
WHO: Medical chaos in Gaza
San Francisco General Hospital renovation plan unveiled
Medical office space still gets top dollar in California
Los Angeles clinic offers care for Mayas
Bill could change Georgia's hospital rules
Doylestown (PA) Hospital sells stake in wellness center
Aetna expands individual sales
Medicaid rules changes could cost TennCare millions in funding
Cardiac surgeon to lead ailing Boston hospital
Making room for 'Dr. Nurse'
National standards to rank physicians planned
New York legislators reach deal on healthcare in budget talks
New York City Council speaker opposes plan to raze hospital buildings
April 1, 2008
HCA Midwest recognizes progress after five years
Florida governor pitches new health insurance plan
Florida hospital phasing out daily operations
Health Management Associates sells stake in seven hospitals
Robot now makes tracks through Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
Maryland hospitals adding space, services
Birmingham mayor to announce healthcare plan for uninsured children
California drafts rules to regulate emergency room payments
Pennsylvania doctors' insurance subsidy lapses
New Jersey investigating healthcare
IU med school looks to expand rotations outside Indianapolis
Beloved hospital's plans cause furor in New York City
Majority of U.S. doctors back national insurance plan
New rules on stroke: Care center networks may save lives