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> A Monroe, New York woman filed suit against two Buffalo-area hospitals for failing to save her husband after erroneously pronouncing him dead, according to PIX11. Article
> Massachusetts' state Health Policy Commission will inform providers and insurers whether they are flagged under a state law to limit excessive cost growth, according to the Boston Business Journal. Article
> A survey of Michigan voters by the Michigan Nurses Association found 77 percent of respondents think assigning nurses too many patients hurts care. Announcement
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> Hospital prices grew at a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent from August to September, the lowest increase since 1998, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Article
> The American Hospital Association has suggested changes to the requirements for the operation of long-term care facilities in a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, saying such changes would cost the sector far more than CMS estimated. Article
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