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Analysis shows overall improvements in care at N.Y. hospitals
By Michael Virtanen / Associated Press | August 11, 2013
A new analysis of New York hospital data showed a reduction in surgical death rates and improvements in treating serious illnesses over a decade despite higher post-surgical infections and deaths from operations where part of the skull is removed.
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Feds in Wis. sue Ky.-based PharMerica Corp.
By Associated Press | August 10, 2013
Federal prosecutors in Milwaukee sued a Kentucky-based pharmaceuticals services firm on Friday, accusing PharMerica Corp. of illegally dispensing addictive narcotics without proper oversight.
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Sebelius touts healthcare law in Texas
By Chris Tomlinson / Associated Press | August 08, 2013
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said the Obama administration is open to talks with Texas about expanded healthcare for the poor.
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Wis. DOJ says Catholic hospitals can't deny privileges
By Associated Press | August 07, 2013
Three Catholic hospital systems can't deny abortion providers admitting privileges, the Wisconsin Department of Justice said in a legal filing.
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Privatization deal set for LSU hospitals in north Louisiana
By Melinda Deslatte / Associated Press | August 07, 2013
Management of two LSU hospitals in north Louisiana is being turned over to a nonprofit research foundation that has never run a patient care facility, raising concerns about whether it has the experience and the financing needed to oversee the public hospitals.
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Illinois Medicaid upgrade to use Michigan system
By Associated Press | August 05, 2013
Illinois officials have announced an interstate partnership with Michigan to update Illinois' outdated Medicaid information management system.
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For critics, Kan. abortion law's form also matters
By John Hanna / Associated Press | August 04, 2013
Two Kansas doctors who have filed a lawsuit against a sweeping new state abortion law are attacking its form as well as its substance, hoping their objection to how lawmakers enacted the statute dooms it quickly.
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Feds challenge Wash. mental health system
By Mike Baker / Associated Press | August 04, 2013
The federal government has indicated there are problems with the system Washington state uses to deliver mental health services, and officials say hundreds of millions of dollars could be at risk unless changes are made.
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J&J pleased Chinese anti-monopoly dispute is over
By Associated Press | August 04, 2013
Healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson says it is pleased to put a legal dispute behind it after a Chinese court ordered it to pay compensation to a former distributor under an anti-monopoly law.
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Thousands of Mainers set to lose Medicaid coverage
By Alanna Durkin / Associated Press | August 04, 2013
Many states are gearing up to enroll more residents into Medicaid coverage starting in January. But thousands of Mainers are preparing to lose coverage this winter because of changes to the state's program and the decision not to expand coverage under the federal healthcare overhaul.
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