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Trend: Tight economy boosts demand for plastic surgery
In an economy like this, you might think that people would drop all plans for doing elective procedures like plastic surgery, which usually isn't covered by health insurance, but you'd actually be... Read more...
Hospital job growth flattens
In an economy like this, even the brightest possible spots end up dulling. That's the case with hospital job growth, which until recently had been one of the few areas of the economy that continued... Read more...
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 hospitals barely holding their ground
A new survey by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has concluded that while the state's hospitals have held their own over the last few months, increasing uninsured patient... Read more...
Moody's pans profit outlook for for-profit hospitals
Yesterday, we told you about a study concluding that more than 50 percent of U.S. hospitals were in the red. Now, Moody's Investors Service has chimed in with its own gloom and doom, offering a... Read more...
Healthcare hires while the rest of the country fires
It's a good time to be an employee in the healthcare industry. While other industries' jobless rates spiked to levels not seen since 1993, healthcare continued to expand employment in December 2008.... Read more...
Survey: California hospitals struggle with patients who can't pay
A survey performed in November 2008 shows that more Californians are struggling to pay for medical care, or just plain giving it up because they know they can't afford it. In total, 82 chief... Read more...
Fewer paying patients causes downward spiral for hospitals
Hospitals across the country have reported that fewer patients are opting for procedures such as knee replacements, hernia repairs and weight-loss surgeries, mainly because of the state of the... Read more...
OH plans, providers share pricing and quality information
This week seems to be a big one for transparency. Not only did Cigna roll out its nationwide physician and hospital rankings program nationwide, central Ohio got into the action, too. Anthem Blue... Read more...
Hospital services pre-payment may loom large in future
Recently, we've covered a variety of news that touched on the issue of whether hospitals should get tough about collecting from patients prior to delivering care for elective procedures. Most of it... Read more...
