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Reality of physician-ownership ban hitting home for hospitals
Health reform's ban on physician-owned hospitals has so far halted construction on 27 facilities, according to Molly Sandvig, executive director of the Physician Hospitals of America. Another 40 or
Study shows nonprofit hospitals under-publicize charity care
Nonprofit hospitals, which, in lieu of paying taxes, are expected to provide free or discounted medical care to low-income patients, should do a better job educating patients about their charity care
18 states decide not to create insurance pools for uninsured
Eighteen governors throughout the nation have ultimately decided against creating temporary high-risk insurance pools for those who are uninsured due to pre-existing conditions. The new health reform
Premier investing $86M to predict health reform's impact on hospitals
Predicting how reform will impact hospitals nationwide is, if nothing else, a daunting task. Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Inc., a quality improvement and group purchasing organization, believes it
GAO to study link between physician self-referral, Medicare imaging costs
Following recent scrutiny of the high utilization of costly advanced medical imaging paired with health reform's focus on diminishing physician self-referral , the American College of Radiology is
Catholic 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
Forecast: Health overhaul will succeed in covering more, fail in reducing costs
The good news: Health reform will add approximately 34 million currently uninsured Americans to the rolls. The bad: The bitterly disputed overhaul will increase national healthcare spending by $311
CBO estimates 4 million will pay penalty vs. premiums by 2016
Out of the 23 million Americans the Congressional Budget Office predicts will remain uninsured post-health reform , the office estimates that 4 million will pay penalties for violating the mandate in
Survey: Health executives not optimistic about reform's impact
Increased patient demands for services, which will likely increase the demand for health professionals overall, have a majority of healthcare executives saying they're less than optimistic about
Docs report health reform questions add up to two hours to their workday
It's been predicted that health reform will make busy doctors busier when insurance coverage becomes nearly universal in 2014, but some physicians say their work days have already lengthened due to
