The Tennessee Senate has approved a $239 million assessment on hospitals to pay for TennCare, the state's longstanding Medicaid expansion program, according to a report by Bloomberg Business Week.
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Tri-County Memorial Hospital in Gowanda, N.Y., destroyed in a 2009 flood, will be rebuilt at another location at a cost of $18.5 million, according to a report by the Healthcare Association of New York State.
The new healthcare reform law will have a $25 million "negative impact" on 321-bed Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital over 10 years, according to a report in the Midland Reporter-Telegram.
Excessive administrative complexity related to billing costs physicians practices nearly 12 percent of their net patient revenue, according to a study in Health Affairs.
UnitedHealth Group will immediately stop terminating coverage for policyholders after they become ill, complying with the new health reform law months ahead of schedule, according to a report by Reuters.
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Mayers Memorial Hospital District, in Fall River Mills, Calif., has suspended a search for a new CEO in favor of looking for a partner to help turn around its sinking finances, according to a report in the Record Searchlight.
California's hospital nurse staffing ratio laws are associated with lower mortality and better patient outcomes, according to a study released by the Health Research and Educational Trust.
A proposed 3.52 percent fee on Tennessee hospitals cleared the House Finance Committee on a bipartisan voice vote, according to a report in the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
MGMA: Over 56 Percent of Primary Care Providers Receive Additional Compensation for On-Call Coverage
More than 56 percent of primary care providers received some form of additional compensation for on-call coverage, according to the Medical Group Management Association's Medical Directorship and On-Call Compensation Survey: 2010 Report Based on 2009 Data. Nearly half (49.43 percent)…
Children's Medical Center Dallas plans to build a $21 million, 34,000-square-foot specialty-care center in Southlake, Texas, near its competitor, Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, according to a report by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.