Georgia hospital CEO among six suspects arrested in prescription drug bust | Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mike Gower, CEO of the Union County General Hospital in Blairsville, was apprehended after a nine-month long, multi-state Drug Enforcement Agency investigation that involved fraudulent prescriptions painkillers, authorities said.
Minnesota hospitals report more bad debts, community benefits | Minneapolis Star Tribune
An increase in Minnesotans with health insurance hasn't decreased the uncompensated care provided by the state's hospitals, but it has caused a shift from outright charity care to bad debt as insured patients walk away from their medical bills.
Sale of Jersey hospital to Prime gets green light | NJ.com
Gov. Chris Christie's administration should allow Prime Healthcare Services to buy the bankrupt St. Michael's Medical Center in Newark, N.J., a state panel recommended Thursday. The decision by the State Health Planning Board is the first positive sign the deal may go through since Prime first announced its intentions to acquire the troubled hospital.
Michigan hospital to be bought out of bankruptcy | Detroit Free Press
The long-struggling Doctors' Hospital of Michigan in Pontiac could soon emerge from bankruptcy after a judge this week approved a reorganization plan that would sell metro Detroit's last remaining independent hospital to a family-run private equity firm.
Cuomo: Zika testing now free for any pregnant woman | New York Post
New York State will now start offering free Zika testing to all pregnant women who recently traveled to countries affected by the virus, regardless of whether they show symptoms, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday.
Medicaid-paid births up in Texas since defunding Planned Parenthood | UPI
A decrease in contraceptive services and in increase in Medicaid-paid childbirths has been seen in Texas since the state defunded Planned Parenthood three years ago, according to a new study.
