Recession news from FierceHealthcare
NewsObama rejects proposals to reorganize Medicare, Medicaid
President Barack Obama rejected a Republican proposal to change Medicare to a voucher program and Medicaid into bloc grants to the states, report the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. "These Read more...
Uninsured Americans reach 52 million
The number of Americans who lacked health insurance for at least part of the year reached 52 million in 2010, report the Commonwealth Fund and Bloomberg News. That number is roughly 40 percent higher Read more...
$2.5 trillion spent on healthcare in 2009
Healthcare spending in 2009 grew four percent, the smallest rise in half a century according to a new CMS report on national health spending released Wednesday. The relatively small increase was due Read more...
Healthcare on a budget: A new trend?
The trend of Americans cutting back on healthcare use during tough economic times is nothing new, considering that many lose their jobs and, in turn, their health insurance. However, according to Read more...
New nursing grads face tougher job market during recession
In the short term, the recession has put pressure on nurses to stay put and delay retirement, making it hard for newly graduated nurses to find jobs, according to USA Today. Those lucky enough to Read more...
Recession has had a negative impact on hospital safety, quality
Now more than ever is the time to monitor both care and financial quality of hospitals across the U.S., urge researchers from the University of Michigan Health System and St. Joseph Mercy Health Read more...
Despite financial success for some hospitals, recession concerns loom
With improving investment portfolios, cost control and delayed expansion, the hospital industry is looking stronger than it has since the start of the recession. Case in point, 22 Minneapolis-St. Read more...
Health jobs defy recession, grow in December
While the U.S. economy lost 85,000 jobs in December, healthcare employment continued to buck the trend and rose by 22,000 jobs, with physician-office hiring and home health services leading the way, Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Poor economy may be causing more physical injuries
People will always get back injuries and muscle strains--that's life. But lately, they've become more common, as the recession pushes people to take on physical tasks they wouldn't ordinarily Read more...
Medical office real estate remains in healthy financial state
As we've reported previously, medical real estate has kept its feet financially despite serious troubles for the rest of the commercial and residential real estate market. This continues to be the Read more...
| Press ReleasesThe Health Spending Share of GDP Reaches 18 PercentANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The health care spending share of GDP reached 18 percent in June 2009 and is now at 18.1 percent according to the August Health Sector Economic Indicators briefs Read more >> Online Services Get Patients InQuickERLOS ANGELES, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Anyone who has recently visited a hospital emergency room knows that there is often a wait before non-urgent patients can be seen by a physician. Patients Read more >> Health Care Added 37,300 Jobs in April – the Largest Monthly Gain in over Four YearsANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Private sector health care employment in the United States grew by 37,300 in April, the largest monthly increase since December 2006 according to this month’s Read more >> Fitch: 2011 Outlook for Nonprofit Hospitals Stable, Teleconf on Wed, Jan 26th @2pm ESTNEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Fitch Ratings' 2011 outlook for the U.S. Nonprofit Hospitals and Healthcare Systems sector is stable as Fitch-rated issuers should continue to maintain their operating Read more >> Antares Management Solutions Named to 2010 InformationWeek 500 List of Top Technology Innovators Across AmericaSTRONGSVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Antares Management Solutions has earned a spot on this year's InformationWeek 500, an annual listing of the nation's most innovative users of business Read more >> |
