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HHS Inspector General criticizes Medicaid claims in three states
After an in-depth audit, the HHS Office of the Inspector General has come down hard on Medicaid officials in Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Texas, suggesting that each had filed claims for more... Read more...
Texas may prohibit forced nurse overtime
Texas may soon become the second state in the U.S. to ban mandatory overtime for nurses, following a similar law enacted in Pennsylvania on July 1. States have varied degrees of overtime... Read more...
PA sees some heart surgery improvements
A new report from a Pennsylvania state agency has concluded that while, as might be expected, there are a few hospitals with questionable performance in heart surgery, the quality of care has... Read more...
CT may require health plans to offer autism coverage
Right now, few states require that health plans cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism, which typically leaves parents with huge financial burdens. In Connecticut, however, the state is close to... Read more...
PA malpractice suit levels fall
New data released by state officials has shown that Pennsylvania has had a 41 percent drop in medical malpractice suits since early in the decade. Armed with these numbers, Gov. Ed Rendell is now... Read more...
PA Blues call off long-awaited merger
Unhappy with the terms state regulators were poised to impose, two of Pennsylvania's largest Blue plans have called off their plan to merge after more than a year of discussions. Highmark and... Read more...
Questionable doctor continued to prescribe drugs illegally after conviction
Critics of Pennsylvania's discipline of wayward doctors now have a prime example: an incompetent doctor that continued to practice even after being convicted of a felony. Richard A. Brown may not... Read more...
PA and NY hospitals may merge
Two hospitals in Pennsylvania and New York that are only about 10 miles apart, may reach across the state border and form a new parent company. Bradford Regional Medical Center, a 96-bed facility in... Read more...
PA Blues merger bad idea, plan exec says
As many FierceHealthcare readers know, Pennsylvania's two biggest Blue Cross plans--Independence Blue Cross of Philadelphia and Highmark Inc. of Pittsburgh-- have proposed to merge. Right now, the... Read more...
