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Republican governors backing an expansion of Medicaid continue to hit headwinds in those efforts, and it is unclear what lessons can be drawn from the outcomes experienced by two of their colleagues.
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A former senior executive of a pharmaceutical research firm is suing the company, claiming he was fired for taking a stand against its alleged practice of scrutinizing intimate details of job applicants' personal lives.
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Allison Guarino understands the controversy over new rules allowing 15-year-olds to buy the morning-after pill without a prescription. But as someone who teaches pregnancy prevention to ninth-graders in Boston, she thinks lowering the age will "help the girls who need the help the most."
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One of the nation's largest insurers last week closed on a $1 billion deal to become a large integrated delivery system with a pledge that newly acquired hospitals and doctors would deliver savings for enrollees and patients.
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Regarding the story “Highmark completes West Penn deal, announces new system,” hurrah for this action. Competition is healthy in healthcare, and Pittsburgh needs another viable hospital-care system. UPMC has...
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Regarding "Highmark completes West Penn deal, announces new system”: Hurrah for this action. Competition is healthy in healthcare.
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Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark fulfilled its drawn out and widely watched bid to buy a struggling local hospital system and revitalize it as the core of an integrated delivery network.
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PITTSBURGH—UPMC, a not-for-profit health system with its tax-exempt status under attack, is fighting back with a lawsuit against its hometown and mayor. The health system's lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Pennsylvania, alleges the city of Pittsburgh...
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UPMC, a not-for-profit health system with its tax-exempt status under attack, is fighting back with a lawsuit against its hometown and mayor.
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In case you're wondering what the world of college sports looks like from the perspective of a Quaker mascot, Dr. Robert Wachter is happy to share. Seems the physician, author and teacher was prompted to reminisce about his sports mascot past in the wake of the recent NCAA basketball tourney.
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