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By Associated Press
November 06, 2009
Medical-device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said it will pay $296 million to settle a Justice Department investigation into the company's Guidant unit. The company also said it will take a charge of $294 million in the third quarter. ... FULL STORY
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November 06, 2009
The National Business Coalition on Health plans to hold its 14th annual conference Nov. 8-10 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort, Scottsdale Ariz. ... FULL STORY
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By Jessica Zigmond
November 06, 2009
As the H1N1 vaccine supply still struggles to meet demand, the majority of people who have tried to get vaccinated and couldn't said they will try again this year, according to a new ... FULL STORY
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By Shawn Rhea
November 06, 2009
Any public coverage option included in a final healthcare reform bill must be free of government subsidies in order for payer competition to thrive, said American Medical Association President James Rohack during the Harvard Business School Health Industry Alumni Association annual conference held... ... FULL STORY
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By Andis Robeznieks
November 06, 2009
The Medical Group Management Association expressed its support for legislation introduced in the U.S. ... FULL STORY
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By Matthew DoBias
November 06, 2009
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) strongly hinted that House would pass a sweeping health reform package Saturday night despite her second in command clearing the legislative calendar through Tuesday. ... FULL STORY
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By Joe Carlson
November 06, 2009
Hospital employment figures surged in a positive direction in October, even as job losses in the overall economy continued to bubble toward the ignoble high-water mark for unemployment seen during the 1982-83 recession. Joblessness in America stood at 10. ... FULL STORY
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November 06, 2009
It seems the chambers of commerce and CEO groups do not really represent small business issues on this subject. All discounts are cost shifts, and big business gets bigger discounts than the small businesses in their communities. ... FULL STORY
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November 05, 2009
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) earlier this week said that work on healthcare reform legislation could extend into 2010. How would you rate the chances for reform bills passing both the House and Senate by the end of this year? ... FULL STORY
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By Harvey Billig
November 05, 2009
With the pending expansion of healthcare insurance to millions of newly insured, it is time to re-examine the delivery system if one wants true reform that is financially sustainable. ... FULL STORY
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By Jennifer Lubell
November 05, 2009
The votes will be there to approve comprehensive healthcare reform, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said during a news conference. ... FULL STORY
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By Andis Robeznieks
November 05, 2009
If enacted, a bill to restructure the sustainable growth-rate formula that determines Medicare payment rates for physician services would increase government spending by about $210 billion for the period between 2010 and 2019, according to a cost estimate released by the Congressional Budget Office. ... FULL STORY
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By Matthew DoBias
November 05, 2009
The nation’s largest physicians’ lobbying group said it supports a comprehensive health overhaul package in the House even while committing to try to change major components of it. ... FULL STORY
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November 05, 2009
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics plans to release October employment figures at 8:30 a.m. ET Friday, Nov. 6. ... FULL STORY
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November 05, 2009
I think much of the stress on nurses may come from a less-than-supportive administrative environment. The physicians are a convenient stand-in but can control little of it. They are also under considerable stress, feeling the loss of control and of their profession. ... FULL STORY
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By Joe Carlson
November 05, 2009
The SEC charged two executives of Milwaukee-based medical imaging and information technology firm Merge Healthcare with concocting a scheme to illegally inflate earnings and then lie to auditors and shareholders about it, causing a loss of $500 million in market capitalization when the fraud was... ... FULL STORY
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By Vince Galloro
November 05, 2009
Health Management Associates, Naples, Fla., said it has executed a definitive agreement to acquire Sparks Health System, Fort Smith, Ark., which primarily consists of 303-bed Sparks Regional Medical Center. Neither HMA nor Sparks revealed the terms of the deal. ... FULL STORY
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By Andis Robeznieks
November 04, 2009
Behavior problems between doctors and nurses were reported by more than 97% of the nurses and doctors who participated in an American College of Physician Executives' survey, who said the most common complaints were degrading comments, yelling, cursing, inappropriate joking and refusing to work... ... FULL STORY
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By Vince Galloro
November 04, 2009
Richard Pollack and Tom Scully both know Washington and the current healthcare debate inside out. Listening to them both speak to the Tennessee Hospital Association's annual meeting last week in Nashville, only one of them sounded like a man who makes his living lobbying Congress. ... FULL STORY
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By Rebecca Vesely
November 04, 2009
The Institute of Medicine has released a summary of findings from its summit in February on integrative medicine and population health, urging changes to the healthcare payment system and pilot programs that focus on prevention and wellness. ... FULL STORY
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By Jennifer Lubell
November 04, 2009
Congressional Democrats appear to be cracking down further on insurance companies with a supplementary amendment to the House health reform legislation. ... FULL STORY
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November 04, 2009
I think we need government officials on both sides of the aisles to grow up! They are the most dysfunctional group of people I have ever seen. ... FULL STORY
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By Matthew DoBias
November 04, 2009
The American College of Surgeons and 19 other surgical specialty groups said they would oppose the Senate's health overhaul package unless lawmakers change provisions that would shift provider payments, establish a rate-setting board and mandate participation in a quality-reporting program. ... FULL STORY
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November 04, 2009
HCA, Nashville, has scheduled a webcast conference call to discuss third-quarter results at 9 a.m. CT Thursday, Nov. 5. ... FULL STORY
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By Jessica Zigmond
November 04, 2009
Long-term care providers Triumph HealthCare, Houston, and St. Louis-based RehabCare Group announced a definitive agreement to merge, according to a joint news release from both companies. ... FULL STORY
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By Shawn Rhea
November 04, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration rolled out the Safe Use Initiative, a program aimed at reducing preventable medication errors. ... FULL STORY
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By Matthew DoBias
November 03, 2009
Senate leaders could see health reform slip into next year. ... FULL STORY
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By Shawn Rhea
November 03, 2009
Medical-products giant Johnson & Johnson, New Brunswick, N.J., said it will cut up to 8,200 jobs globally, or 7% of its workforce, and eliminate layers of management in a move to cut costs. ... FULL STORY
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By Jennifer Lubell
November 03, 2009
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer denounced the GOP's alternative to the Democrat-sponsored healthcare reform bill, claiming it would not deliver real solutions to rein in costs or protect consumers. ... FULL STORY
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By Rebecca Vesely
November 03, 2009
Health Net has reported a $170.6 million charge related to the pending sale of its Northeast division to UnitedHealth Group, the insurer stated in its third-quarter earnings report. The noncash charge is for the impairment of goodwill and other assets related to the sale, Health Net said. ... FULL STORY
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By Jessica Zigmond
November 03, 2009
The American College of Emergency Physicians—together with HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response and its Emergency Care Coordination Center—have developed a set of guidelines to help the public determine if their flu-like symptoms merit an... ... FULL STORY
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By Andis Robeznieks
November 03, 2009
In a letter sent to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), the American Academy of Family Physicians stated its support for—and suggested amendments to—both the Affordable Health Care for America Act and the Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act. ... FULL STORY
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By Shawn Rhea
November 03, 2009
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, has been fined $150,000, ordered to put video cameras in all its operating suites and must undergo surgery procedure protocol observation for at least one year in response to ... FULL STORY
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