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NewsHospital files for bankruptcy after Prime deal falls through
New Jersey's Christ Hospital filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy this week after California-based Prime Healthcare pulled out of the purchase deal because of opposition from the community, NJ Spotlight Read more...
New Jersey a hotbed for hospital consolidation
With major announcements from five North Jersey hospitals this week to sell or merge, the state is shaping up to be hotbed for consolidation activity, succumbing to a competitive marketplace. Read more...
Infamous Prime Healthcare among top health systems list
Thomson Reuters on Wednesday released its annual list of top health systems in system-wide clinical performance. Singling out 15 health systems out of more than 300 organizations, California-based Read more...
Prime sues Kaiser, SEIU against alleged monopoly scheme
In the latest twist of legal action, California hospital operator Prime Healthcare on Tuesday filed suit, alleging that Kaiser Permanente and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) violated Read more...
Prime Healthcare accused of Medicare fraud, seeking legal action against press
In a heated battle between Prime Healthcare and California Watch, the Southern California hospital system is accused of admitting an unusually high number of emergency Medicare patients to reap the Read more...
Prime Healthcare settles balance-billing lawsuit for $1.2 million
Prime Healthcare, which operates 13 acute-care hospitals and three medical groups in Southern California, on Monday agreed to a $1.2 million settlement for a 2008 lawsuit brought by the state for Read more...
CA sues Prime Healthcare for balance-billing insured patients
California regulators have filed suit to stop growing hospital chain Prime Healthcare Services from billing commercially-insured patients for fees that insurance companies don't pay. The practice, Read more...
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