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NewsCleveland Clinic blasted, urged to help MetroHealth crisis
Cleveland Clinic once again comes under criticism from Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) when the congressman yesterday urged the leading hospital to provide financial help to the struggling safety-net Read more...
Cleveland Clinic slammed for limited charity care amid area layoffs
Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) on Tuesday criticized Cleveland Clinic for not providing enough uncompensated care to the area's low-income residents, reports The Plain Dealer. Nearby MetroHealth Read more...
4 top reasons for hospital layoffs
Blame it on the economy, the government, or even the hospital leaders themselves, but hospitals from coast to coast have reported recent layoffs. Hospitals have attributed the pink slips to reduced Read more...
Most uninsured struggle to pay hospital bills
Uninsured families currently can afford to fully pay for only about 12 percent of the hospital stays they might experience, according to a new brief released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health Read more...
Alzheimer's takes increasing toll on healthcare system
Alzheimer's disease will take an increasing toll on the healthcare industry and entitlement programs, report USA Today and Reuters. Altogether, $183 billion is expected to be spent on professional Read more...
Cleveland Clinic cuts charity care, blames economy
In an effort to cut costs during the still sluggish economy, the Cleveland Clinic will stop providing care to uninsured patients who can't pay, aren't eligible for government assistance and who live Read more...
Hospital will turn away non-resident poor
Yet another public hospital will deny care to poor people to save money. Hennepin County Medical Center, Minnesota's largest public hospital, will stop giving nonemergency care to uninsured, Read more...
Health and Hospitals Corp., prepares to slash 10 percent of its workforce
The combination of a $1 billion budget deficit and constant cuts to statewide healthcare subsidies has New York-based Health and Hospitals Corp. (HHC), the largest public hospital system in the Read more...
Hospitals claim state witholding federal reimbursement dollars
The state of Tennessee isn't playing fair when it comes to reimbursing public hospitals for uncompensated care, charge some critics. A large chunk of the money provided by the federal government to Read more...
A collaborative way for low-income patients to maintain health and self-esteem
Having once worked for a Medicaid HMO, I witnessed first-hand the impact that charity "free care" (in which individuals receive without having the opportunity to give back) had on an individual's Read more...
| Press ReleasesSSM Health Care Upgrades Revenue Cycle with PassportAward-Winning Regional System Overhauling Technology, Processes FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Passport Health Communications Inc. has announced a contract to deliver revenue cycle software and Read more >> Georgians Can’t Afford a Loss of Tax Benefits for Community HospitalsReport Shows Value of Community Benefits Far Exceed Potential Tax Revenue TIFTON, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals has released reports that conclusively illustrate Read more >> Research and Markets: Pittsburgh, PA Market Overview - Which Suburb Will Be Home To A New $250 Million Acute-Care FacilityDUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/68cb8f/pittsburgh_pa_mar) has announced the addition of the "Pittsburgh, PA Market Overview" report to their Read more >> Emdeon to Acquire Chamberlin Edmonds to Expand its Technology-Enabled Services Platform in the Hospital MarketAcquisition to combine comprehensive government program patient eligibility and enrollment services with Emdeon's revenue cycle management suiteNASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Read more >> |
