By Barbara Benson, Crain's New York Business | April 26, 2013
SUNY Downstate Medical Center announced Friday afternoon that it has withdrawn a closure plan it filed with the New York State Department of Health for Long Island College Hospital. FULL STORY »
Washington state lawmakers have found a creative way to pass a large chunk of their healthcare expenses along to Washington, D.C.—and analysts say others are likely to follow suit. FULL STORY »
HHS on Wednesday released enhanced standards to help health and healthcare organizations promote health equity, advance quality and remove disparities in healthcare. . FULL STORY »
By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar / Associated Press | April 22, 2013
Rejecting the Medicaid expansion in the reform law could have unexpected consequences for states where GOP lawmakers remain steadfastly opposed to what they scorn as "Obamacare." FULL STORY »
Nearly a year after Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal declared that his state wouldn't tap into billions of federal dollars to expand Louisiana's Medicaid program, lawmakers will take their first vote on whether to challenge his stance. FULL STORY »
Catholic Health Initiatives will acquire six-hospital St. Luke's Episcopal Health System in Houston, pending regulatory approvals, according to a news release. FULL STORY »
By Barbara Benson, Crain's New York Business | April 11, 2013
Amid upheaval in Brooklyn's hospital industry, a study released Wednesday captures the health needs of residents in some of the borough's poorer neighborhoods who suffer from high rates of chronic illness. FULL STORY »
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. FULL STORY »
House GOP leaders released a revised proposal to replace Medicare's SGR physician payment formula with a system that includes specialty-specific performance measures. FULL STORY »
Persistent drug shortages have led healthcare providers, pharmacists and others to debate the role of compounding pharmacies as alternative sources of drugs in short supply. FULL STORY »
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