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Federal spending bill could limit physician hospital ownership
A group of Republican Congress members are raising objections to language in a war supplemental spending bill that they say would harm physician-owned hospitals. Sens. Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Tom Coburn Read more...
Pharma gift disclosure law wins Eli Lilly support
While its peers appear to be firmly opposed to such rules, pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has decided to support federal legislation that would require drugmakers to disclose payments to doctors. Read more...
Study: Self-referral fuels growth in imaging scans
A new study suggests that the outcome feared by both legislators and payers--a growth in services ordered--is coming to pass when physicians invest in imaging centers and equipment. The study, Read more...
RI reviews med equipment CON process
Apparently concerned that something is lacking in how the process works, a group of Rhode Island lawmakers have set up a commission to study whether state health officials are managing the CON Read more...
Hospital says IA House speaker used position for retaliation
An Iowa hospital is accusing state House Speaker Pat Murphy of using his position to punish it after a labor dispute involving his wife. The facility, Dubuque-based Finley Hospital, notes that the Read more...
Farm bill would restrict MD-owned specialty hospitals
In a piece of gamesmanship worthy of Capitol Hill, legislators behind a pending agriculture bill have slipped in a provision that would ban physician ownership of specialty hospitals. Versions of Read more...
NJ officials say more hospital closures are OK
Things look bad for many New Jersey hospitals. Four have closed in the last 18 months, four others are planning to close, five filed for bankruptcy protection and about half of the others are losing Read more...
GA may approve sweeping CON changes
Georgia seems well on its way to approving a new bill that would remove most of the state's Certificate of Need restrictions. The state House of Representatives is considering a measure, championed Read more...
NYC's Cabrini to close
New York City's Cabrini Medical Center will be closing its doors earlier than expected after failing to make payroll this week. The 236-bed hospital originally was slated to close in June. "They have Read more...
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