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Express Scripts, Cigna agree to $27M "drug switching" settlement

July 30, 2008 — 11:59am ET | By Anne Zieger
Pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts and health plan Cigna have settled a New York state lawsuit over alleged "drug switching" for a total of $27 million. The suit, which was filed in 2004,... Read more...

Map would allow NY residents to track cancer

June 20, 2008 — 3:48am ET | By Anne Zieger
Each year, there are 200,000 new cancer cases reported to the New York State Health Department. Now, the state legislature has passed a measure that would give residents access to a detailed map... Read more...

NJ officials say more hospital closures are OK

April 10, 2008 — 6:59am ET
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...

NY hospital avoids closure with new delivery model

February 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
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...

Half of NY hospitals lost money, made little in '06

January 3, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Seems like many New York state hospitals have fallen on hard times. While the average profit margin for hospitals in the U.S. is 4 percent, half the state's hospitals lost money or reported margins... Read more...

Physician ratings are here to stay

December 21, 2007 — 7:59am ET
When a health plan decides to rate its physician groups like mid-priced eateries,... Read more...

NY health system restructuring moving ahead

December 5, 2007 — 7:59am ET
As FierceHealthcare readers know, the New York state health system underwent a historic shock last year, when state health planners named a list of hospitals and nursing homes which would be required... Read more...

NY proposes tougher infection-control scrutiny for MDs

November 29, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Facing widespread criticism over its oversight practices, particularly the handling of the case of a physician who may have exposed patients to infections, New York state health commissioner Dr.... Read more...

NY considers physician-ranking legislation

November 27, 2007 — 7:59am ET
Over the last few months, several New York health plans have agreed to follow the Attorney... Read more...

Another two health plans agree to NY doctor-rankings system

November 21, 2007 — 7:59am ET
It's becoming a stampede. Two more health plans operating in New York state have joined CIGNA, Read more...
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