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Novant plants flag on hospital giants’ North Carolina turf
Injunction to stop 10% reduction in fees to providers denied by California judge
Blue Island, IL, says goodbye, St. Francis Hospital; hello, MetroSouth Medical Center
Community hospital in Brooklyn is closing maternity ward and selling the space
July 30, 2008
HRSA halts proposed rule revising medically underserved areas
West Virginia psychologist tells Senate vets need more mental health help
Senate approves nearly $13 billion rural health bill
Nevada panel considers health standards and sanctions
Nashvillians work to bring healthcare to forefront of election
Most Massachusetts botched surgeries done on spine
July 29, 2008
Insurers increasingly going against doctors’ orders
Surgical errors cost almost $1.5 billion a year
July 28, 2008
Louisiana hospital’s board selects builder for cancer center
Hospitals, using single-bed rooms and improved ventilation, work to get healthier
Help wanted: U.S. has a shortage of trained health workers
July 25, 2008
Birmingham hospitals going to the suburbs, but process can be long, complicated
Hospital chain has Holly Springs, NC, aims
July 24, 2008
California freezes Medi-Cal payments to thousands of healthcare facilities
Massachusetts insurers to cover drugstore clinic visits
In-store clinic growth slowing
Washington medical school celebrates opening
Neighbors of proposed Pennsylvania hospital end challenges
July 23, 2008
Health plan from Obama spurs debate
July 22, 2008
Baptist Health will seek approval for hospital in Hoover, AL
July 17, 2008
While the U.S. spends heavily on healthcare, a study faults the quality
July 16, 2008
Congress easily overrides Medicare veto
Massachusetts General Hospital and Emerson team up on clinic
Illinois hospitals finalize $160 million merger
Rural area medical clinic to provide free medical care in Virginia
Rural family physicians now have online home with AAFP
University of Arizona medical students, rural physicians work side by side
Colorado Health Foundation repays doctors’ loans for rural service
July 14, 2008
Medicare auditors recover $700 million in overpayments
University of California plans for two new medical schools
July 11, 2008
White House vows veto of Medicare bill
Best Hospitals list isn’t definitive, some say
America’s best hospitals announced
July 10, 2008
With nudge by Kennedy, Medicare bill passes
Group calls for zero tolerance of doctor bullies
July 9, 2008
Massachusetts measure curtails hospital expansion
Mercy Medical Center takes over Dallas County, IA, hospital
Making the most of your community's healthcare dollars
HRSA awards $7.2 million to state offices of rural health
Democrats gear up new push for universal healthcare
July 8, 2008
Money, ads give healthcare top political billing
More Texas doctors opting out of Medicare
July 7, 2008
Doctors press Senate to undo Medicare cuts
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs
CMS proposes quality improvements and other changes for hospital services
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts
July 2, 2008
Alabama rural health center among 4% of U.S. practices that manage records electronically
Oklahoma students learn to provide rural healthcare
Denver Health helps test blood substitute
Silver Cross gets Illinois panel’s OK for new hospital
July 1, 2008
Officials hope new residency program keeps doctors in South Florida