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Advocates fear long delay for rule on home-care worker pay

By Ashok Selvam | April 18, 2013 | Basic Web

Those awaiting the Obama administration's decision on whether to guarantee home-care workers at least the federal minimum wage and overtime pay could be in for a long summer.
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Wired witnesses helped feds in Sacred Heart case

By Joe Carlson | April 16, 2013 | Basic Web

Authorities say they were compelled to work behind the scenes in February to prevent a patient from getting a tracheotomy he didn't need at a Chicago hospital under investigation for Medicare fraud.
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Hospital chain CEOs exercise stock options as shares rebound

By Beth Kutscher | April 09, 2013 | Basic Web

As acute-care hospital chains saw their stock prices climb last year, more CEOs exercised stock options—leading to a boost in overall compensation despite more modest pay packages.
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Reno system execs exit in wake of antitrust probe, lawsuit

By Joe Carlson | April 04, 2013 | Basic Web

Four executives resigned from the largest healthcare provider in Reno, Nev., after an internal investigation of a physician-practice acquisition that drew a lawsuit and a federal antitrust probe.
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HHS sets course for exchange 'navigators'

By Jonathan Block | April 03, 2013 | Basic Web

Tens of thousands of employees who will guide consumers in the new health insurance exchanges can help people with the enrollment process but can't steer them toward a particular plan, according to draft regulations.
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Outgoing WellPoint CEO made over $20M last year

By Associated Press | April 03, 2013

The compensation paid to outgoing WellPoint CEO Angela Braly last year rose 56%, even as the company's shares slid on lower enrollment in its health plans.
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Physician Compensation Survey

By Modern Healthcare | April 01, 2013

Modern Healthcare's 20th annual Physician Compensation Survey is open for participation. This survey is intended for companies who conduct and publish physician salary surveys.
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Calif. bill challenges tax exemption for profitable not-for-profits

By Joe Carlson | March 30, 2013 | Basic Web

California hospitals are decrying a bill supported by organized labor that threatens to strip tax exemptions from profitable not-for-profit hospitals in the state.
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Express Scripts CEO compensation jumps 50%

By Associated Press | March 29, 2013 | Basic Web

Express Scripts Holding Co. gave chairman and CEO George Paz a 50% hike in total compensation for 2012, a year in which the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager polished off a $29 billion acquisition, patched a key partnership and saw its stock price climb 21%.
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Pittsburgh mayor wants UPMC to lose tax-exempt status

By Melanie Evans | March 20, 2013 | Basic Web

Pittsburgh's mayor said UPMC should pay property and payroll taxes because the hospital operator fails to meet state criteria for tax exemption.
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