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Grassley investigates hospital with ties to Obamas
Senior Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) has begun asking some hard questions about jobs held by Sen. Barack Obama's wife and one of his best friends. Grassley sent the University of Chicago Read more...
GAO: Providers owe $2B in taxes, still get Medicare dollars
Healthcare providers owe the government more than $2 billion in back taxes, but those that owe are still allowed to collect Medicare payments, according to research by the Government Accountability Read more...
Non-profit hospital tax breaks attacked by Grassley, again
Well, folks, if you thought Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) was ready to take a breather on the subject of non-profit hospital tax breaks, think again. This week, the Senator used a hearing on Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Medicaid cuts could slice $1B from NY medical education; IL woman wins $15M med mal settlement; and much more...
> If Medicaid cuts take place as expected, New York's medical education programs could take a big hit. Read more...
UPMC CEO's $3.95M pay draws attention
In a world where the bar keeps moving higher, it seems that bar has gone up yet again. It looks like University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Romoff was paid almost $3.95 million in total Read more...
ALSO NOTED: CMS approves initial DME vendors for competitive bidding program; Nonprofit hospitals begin giving away EMRs; and m
> CMS has approved an initial group of 325 medical equipment suppliers to participate in its new competitive-bidding program, despite questions hanging over the second phase of the program. Read more...
ALSO NOTED: Hospitals offer more charity care; Senate approves health IT fund; and much more...
> Non-profits have begun offering charity to more patients in an effort to impress the IRS. Read more...
"Free care" visits to Mass. hospitals plummeting
A new study by the Massachusetts Hospital Association has concluded that the number of "free care" visits to hospitals have fallen dramatically over the past three years. Such visits declined 28 Read more...
Mass. AG investigates non-profits' help to communities
Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has pulled together a task force to investigate whether not-for-profit hospitals and HMOs are meeting their obligations under the state's Community Read more...
Next year full of healthcare wild cards
Well, happy 2008, readers! Hope you had a great holiday break, and are back, renewed, refreshed and ready to power up for this year's challenges. During 2007, we're proud to say that Read more...
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