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Thirty people were removed by ambulance and three were airlifted by medical helicopter after an explosion Thursday morning at a Louisiana chemical plant, located in a small town 20 miles outside of Baton Rouge.
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One of the most frequently trumpeted “truths” in healthcare policy research is that the system is larded with waste, perhaps as much as 30% of all spending.
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Responding to a steady stream of criticism that health insurance exchanges will offer few options along with high premiums, the Obama administration predicted a shot of competition in many areas.
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In what the group said is the first move of its kind in the state, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas, Christus Health of Southeast Texas, Legacy Community Health Services and Southeast Texas Medical Associates have teamed up to form a regional health information network that will link electronic...
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The Republican-majority Texas House and Senate on Sunday sent Governor Rick Perry a proposal to prevent the state from expanding its Medicaid program as outlined by President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law.
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Promising to “bolster physicians' clinical and financial autonomy,” three Texas physician associations have teamed up to form the Physician Services Organization for Patient Care, which will work with physician groups, health plans and vendors to test and develop new care models and...
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Dallas' Parkland Health & Hospital System will pay $1.42 million and enter into a five-year corporate integrity agreement to resolve a 2010 lawsuit that alleged the hospital submitted improper claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
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Healthcare providers in Texas could soon collect or verify patient information by swiping a driver's license. The measure is one of a handful that the Texas Medical Association is pushing this legislative session to help modernize medical practices.
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A Texas newspaper's review of documents related to about three-dozen deaths at state-run mental health hospitals between 2005 and 2012 raises the question about the need for more oversight.
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HOUSTON—Catholic Health Initiatives will acquire six-hospital St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston, pending regulatory approvals. The Texas Episcopal Diocese approved the definitive agreement, which includes a $1 billion investment from Englewood, Colo.-based CHI. CHI will...
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