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NewsCatholic bishop calls for removal of hospitals from pro-reform association
Voicing concerns over the new health reform law's stance on abortion coverage, Rhode Island Catholic bishop Thomas Tobin requested that two hospitals sponsored by his diocese--St. Joseph's and Fatima Read more...
Nuns side with Catholic Health Association in favor of health reform
First it was the Catholic Health Association splitting with the church and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops on health reform, now it's U.S. nuns. A letter was delivered to members of Congress Read more...
Catholic groups split on healthcare reform support
Despite the anti-abortion stance held by the more than 600 Catholic hospitals throughout the U.S., the Catholic Health Association announced this past weekend that it supported President Obama's Read more...
State hospital groups propose value-based payment reform
The deal cut by a group of large hospital associations to trim back $155 billion in federal health payment cuts may be in danger if a competing proposal centered around value-based payment gains Read more...
Hospital groups seek moratorium on Medicaid regs
The ink isn't even dry on the federal economic stimulus package, but hospital groups are already campaigning to change it. The groups--including the American Hospital Association, Federation of Read more...
Study: Non-profit community benefit programs growing
Despite some major challenges, community benefit programs at not-for-profit health systems are growing, according to a recent survey by the Catholic Health Association and VHA. The survey, which Read more...
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