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AHA: Elective care, admits down, and budgets stressed
Here's a new batch of financial stats from the American Hospital Association on its members and, of course, they're filled with blood and gore. (Maybe hospital execs should hire the witches from... Read more...
PA Blues call off long-awaited merger
Unhappy with the terms state regulators were poised to impose, two of Pennsylvania's largest Blue plans have called off their plan to merge after more than a year of discussions. Highmark and... Read more...
Penn. insurance officials set course for Blues merger
While they're not ready to announce terms, the officials in charge of setting rules for the merger between state Blue plans--Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc.--have tipped their hand. The... Read more...
Lawmakers largely oppose PA Blues merger
Pennsylvania commissioner Joel Ario gets to make the final decision on the proposed merger between Independence Blue Cross and Highmark Inc.--but the state's lawmakers are not shying away from giving... Read more...
Questions raised on PA Blues merger
The Pennsylvania Insurance Department has released two reports analyzing the potential impact of the proposed merger between Highmark and Independence Blue Cross, which have raised some concerns... Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: PA insurers face merger scrutiny
For many months now, Pennsylvania health plans Independence Blue Cross and Highmark have been waiting for the chance to defend their planned merger--and now, at long last, they've gotten their... Read more...
NY hospital, nursing home closure plans progress
The state of New York continues to make progress in its plan to merger or restructure more than 50 hospitals and nursing homes. The plan, which is design to cut down on duplication of services and... Read more...
With FTC against deal, No. VA system gives up on acquisition
With the Federal Trade Commission coming out against the deal on antitrust grounds, Northern Virginia's five-hospital Inova Health System has given up on its plans to acquire Prince William Health... Read more...
U. of Pittsburgh Med Ctr. starts $20M joint venture with GE
Though a not-for-profit organization, the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has a portfolio of deals with technical organizations that would make many commercial organizations weep with envy.... Read more...
Prime Healthcare picks up three Tenet facilities
A growing but controversial hospital chain has agreed to acquire three Tenet hospitals, expanding its network of facilities that reject all forms of managed care contracts. Hospitals included in the... Read more...
