state regulators
Cedars-Sinai cited for endangering pediatric patients
The recent case in which pediatric patients at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center got heparin overdoses has resulted in censure from the California Department of Public Health, which said the hospital had... Read more...
Medical practices get the squeeze in '08
If you're a physician-businessperson, it's looking like 2008 is going to be a particularly tricky year to navigate. Not only will physicians face a 10.1 percent Medicare cut, Medicare may also cut... Read more...
Feds to crank up non-profit charity demands
Watch out, charity hospitals--Sen. Chuck Grassley is coming after you. In recent times, the Iowa Senator has been on the warpath over what he considers to be inadequate levels of charity care... Read more...
Congress to investigate investor-owned nursing homes
As we reported yesterday in FierceHealthcare, giant investment firm The Carlyle Group is... Read more...
CA regulators plan limits to health policy cancellations
Two powerful state regulators have come together in California to propose rules limiting health plans' ability to retroactively cancel policies. The state's Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC)... Read more...
Manor Care buyer puts staffing promises in writing
Bowing to pressure from the Service Employees International Union, investment firm The Carlyle Group has made some written promises regarding staffing, training and investment in its Manor Care... Read more...
MA makes insurers disclose hospital pay rates
Massachusetts will soon begin disclosing the rates insurers pay for procedures at individual hospitals, a move made possible by the state's health reform law. State regulators expect to publish the... Read more...
MA physicians challenge retail clinic plan
If it gets its way, CVS will open up 30 or more MinuteClinics throughout the Boston, MA area in the near future. But it might not be so easy to do that. Under fire from physicians, state regulators... Read more...
New York another front in retail clinic battle
Here's another dispatch from the Read more...
BC of California wins delay on complaints hearing
I'm not sure how much the foot-dragging will do for them, but for what it's worth, Blue Cross of California's parent company has won a delay in a state hearing scheduled for this week Read more...
