Allina nurses settlement could embolden hospitals | Minnesota Public Radio
The recently concluded Allina Health nursing strike could be the start of a change in hospital labor relations nationwide. Allina took a hard line saying there would be no deal unless the nurses accepted give-backs on health benefits.
Sky-high hospice discharge rates point to fraud | Oxford (Miss.) Eagle
More Medicare beneficiaries leave hospice care alive in Mississippi than in any other state in the country, an indication of the state’s ongoing problems with Medicare fraud, according to government officials.
Owner of California hospital files for bankruptcy | East Bay Times
The owner of the shuttered Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, Calif., had accepted an offer in January from Davis, Calif.-based Royal Guest Hotels to buy 8.3 acres containing the hospital for $13.5 million, but the hotel company recently pulled out of the deal.
California’s RN wages now highest in the nation | Kaiser Health News
Registered nurses in the Golden State earn $100,000 a year on average, more than their counterparts anywhere else in the country, according to recently-released data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average hourly wage for registered nurses in California is $48.68 an hour, the 2015 data shows.
California releases latest ‘report cards’ on health plans, doctor groups | California Healthline
California’s Office of the Patient Advocate has released its annual report cards on health plans and medical groups — tools meant to help guide consumers and employers as they shop for coverage during the upcoming open enrollment season.
