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NewsHealthcare could help speed economy recovery
Although moving slowly, the U.S. economy has seen modest growth of two to three percent, according to former White House advisors. To help speed the fragile recovery, policy decision-makers should Read more...
More patients, hospitals needed to boost local economy
Cleveland residents are calling for increased medical care and research to spur an economic revival in the faltering city, according to a report by the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC). Read more...
Almost 80 percent Americans think health reform needed to boost economy
Some people say that health reform could topple the still-recovering U.S. economy by imposing costs that the system can't bear. Apparently, however, those critics haven't been talking to average Read more...
Fewer hospitals operating at a loss
The portion of hospitals operating at a loss has taken a big plunge downward--well, maybe not a "plunge," but a very large change continuing the economy in which the industry continues to work. Read more...
Hospitals' financial health improving
While things aren't exactly easy in hospital land, it appears that their financial health is improving overall, according to a new study released Wednesday. A Thomson Reuters piece found that all Read more...
Recession causing diabetics to cut back on care
The bad economy is sparing no prisoners in its assault on America, case in point: Diabetics. Despite a serious need to keep up with their testing, medicine and doctor visits, an Associated Press Read more...
Study: Recession boosting use of consumer-driven health plans
Here's a sign of the times. According to a new study from HealthLeaders-InterStudy, more employers are choosing consumer-driven health plans as a method of cutting their health costs during the Read more...
Demand for nurses shrinking after years of shortage worries
The demand for nurses is shrinking after years of shortage worries, reports The Washington Post. The fragile economy has limited, but not frozen, new hires at hospitals. Some nurses are delaying Read more...
Healthcare adds jobs while U.S. economy struggles
Healthcare continued to be one of the few bright spots in the U.S. job market last month, despite the rest of the economy continuing to feel pain. The overall U.S. employment rate hit its highest Read more...
Trend: Hospital layoffs mounting
As the economy struggles, growing numbers of hospitals across the U.S. are going through layoffs, in an effort to ride out what some have called the most financially-challenging time in decades. The Read more...
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