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NY hospital avoids closure with new delivery model
While many hospitals targeted by the New York State Commission on Health Care Facilities in the 21st Century have been forced to close, one 50-bed hospital seems to have brokered a deal which will... Read more...
MD addresses misuse of addiction therapy
Maryland health officials are defending themselves against charges of potentially widespread misuse of addiction-treatment drug buprenorphine, arguing that there are adequate controls in place within... Read more...
HHS: Specialty hospitals not ready for emergencies
A new report from the HHS Inspector General's being released today should send shock waves through the ranks of physician-owned specialty hospitals. The emergency capacity of specialty hospitals has... Read more...
PA Blue plan pays $9.9M to settle physician suit
Physicians working with Pennsylvania Blue plan Highmark Inc. are in the final stages of a Read more...
ME judge nixes law limiting prescribing data access
It looks like the prescription data miners have won another victory. After successfully challenging a similar law in New Hampshire, Wolters Kluwer Health, IMS Health and Verispan have won an action... Read more...
Feds to crank up non-profit charity demands
Watch out, charity hospitals--Sen. Chuck Grassley is coming after you. In recent times, the Iowa Senator has been on the warpath over what he considers to be inadequate levels of charity care... Read more...
Physician ratings are here to stay
When a health plan decides to rate its physician groups like mid-priced eateries,... Read more...
Senate proposes 6-month break from doctor Medicare cut
For months now, Congress members have argued over what to do about the 10 percent cut to... Read more...
Hospital, state senator targets of federal investigation
This week, federal investigators are searching the home and legislative offices of New Jersey state Sen. Joseph Coniglio (D) as part of a ongoing corruption investigation. In pursuing the... Read more...
WI legislator plans health pricing disclosure law
A Wisconsin legislator is planning to introduce a state bill next month which would require providers and health plans to give patients charge information. Under the terms of the bill, backed by Sen.... Read more...
