Oversight plan for New Jersey hospital gets support | NorthJersey.com
In the wake of reports of violence at Bergen Regional Medical Center and concerns over lax oversight of the hospital, a Senate panel approved a bill that would create a hospital authority to monitor the facility.
Hospital authority formally drops lawsuit against Erlanger | Chattanooga (Tenn.) Times Free Press
The governing body of Hutcheson Medical Center, Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., dropped its lawsuit against Erlanger Health System this week. The lawsuit, filed by the Hospital Authority of Catoosa, Dade and Walker counties, charged Erlanger's leaders with intentionally ruining Hutcheson when they managed the Fort Oglethorpe hospital from April 2011 to the fall of 2013.
State, feds mull overhaul of Massachusetts Medicaid | Berkshire (Mass.) Eagle
The MassHealth Medicaid program, which has 1.8 million members in Massachusetts, would be restructured toward the accountable care model of service delivery under a five-year deal with the federal government proposed Wednesday.
Baker appoints new executive director of state health care analytics agency | Boston Business Journal
Massachusetts' Center for Health Information and Analysis has a new chief, with Gov. Charlie Baker appointing Ray Campbell as the executive director.
Ohio lawmaker seeks answers about state's failed co-op | Morning Consult
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) released a letter to the Obama administration on Thursday asking what it will do to help Ohioans who received coverage from a failed Obamacare co-op.
Philadelphia just became the first big city with a soda tax | Mother Jones
On Thursday, Philadelphia became the first major US city to adopt a tax on carbonated and sugary drinks. The 1.5 cent-per-ounce tax will apply to sodas, diet sodas, and other drinks with added sugar like Gatorade, lemonade and iced tea.
The policy is a huge step for soda tax advocates: Similar proposals have been defeated in at least 40 cities or states.
Healthcare web search tools suffer from complications | New York Times
Insurers and providers want to use big data to help consumers choose doctors and treatments wisely and, ultimately, control costs. But price transparency tools and reviews aren't as cut-and-dry in healthcare as they are in many other sectors.
