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Harvard doctors agree to drop late-night ED surcharge
Under pressure from a health workers' union, a Boston-area group of Harvard physicians has agreed to drop a $30 surcharge it was tacking onto bills for emergency care provided between 10 p.m. and 8... Read more...
PA bans mandatory nurse overtime
Until recently, nurses in Pennsylvania could be required to work "mandatory overtime," a practice that added additional hours to long shifts and--nurses argued--endangered patient care by forcing... Read more...
Healthcare unions go head to head
With healthcare staff rolls continuing to expand, the industry is a fat target for unionization. That fact hasn't been lost on the Service Employees International Union, which has been recruiting... Read more...
Nurses lobby for single-payer system, new workplace regs
A group of the country's biggest nursing unions have convened in Washington to lobby for a single-payer health system and fight for federal workplace regulations. The move represents not only... Read more...
Ousted union leaders plan new union
So what do the leaders of a healthcare union do when they're kicked out of office? In this case, they're planning to build yet another union to rival the one that booted them out. The union leaders... Read more...
Judge stops expansion of CA hospital
Now here's a situation no hospital administrator wants to face: This week, a judge ordered a San Fernando Valley hospital to halt construction on its $180-million expansion until the Los Angeles City... Read more...
Coalition protests healthcare cuts in CA
It's somewhat ironic that a Governor as well known for his commitment to physical fitness as he is for being an aging action adventure hero has proposed deep budget cuts that could leave more than... Read more...
AMA, SEIU ask court to stop UnitedHealth deal
A group of opponents including the AMA and the SEIU Nevada have filed suit to stop UnitedHealth Group's planned buyout of Las Vegas-based health plan Sierra Health Services. The deal already has been... Read more...
Hospital says IA House speaker used position for retaliation
An Iowa hospital is accusing state House Speaker Pat Murphy of using his position to punish it after a labor dispute involving his wife. The facility, Dubuque-based Finley Hospital, notes that the... Read more...
ALSO NOTED: NY hospital being investigated over deaths; New Jersey hospitals struggling; and much more...
> A Long Island, N.Y. hospital is being investigated over the questionable deaths of four patients, including a woman who had an unnecessary mastectomy and died due to surgical complications. Read more...
