Several Democrats and one Republican in the House have come out against President Obama's plan to eliminate $300 million in funds to train pediatric residents at children's hospitals, according to a report by the Hill.
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The article below is reprinted with permission from The Capital Issue, a quarterly newsletter published by Lancaster Pollard.
Last week's nurses' strike cost Washington Hospital Center approximately $6 million to cover temporary nurse wages, security and other costs, according to a Washington Post report.
The Maine Health and Human Services Department has discovered Maine hospitals and social service programs have been allotted approximately $66 million in Medicaid overpayments, a result from changes in the state's claims processing system, according to a Bangor Daily News…
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In terms of healthcare costs, recent survey findings suggest Miami soars above all other parts of the country, clocking in at 35 percent higher than the national average for senior healthcare costs when costs are adjusted for local wages and…
A proposed measure to protect Idaho hospitals from negligence lawsuits is one step closer to becoming law, according to an NECN news report.
The automatic Medicare physicians fee cut, which would go into effect if Congress did not come through with another physician fee fix, would rise to 29.5 percent on Jan. 1, 2012, according to a CMS letter to MedPAC.
A new bill introduced by Democrats in the House would revive Build America Bonds and seven other federal financing programs for hospitals and other entities owned by states and localities, according to a release by House Ways and Means Committee…
Bonner Investments is suing its former renter, Olympic Medical Center in Port Angeles, Wash., claiming a breach of contract after the hospital allegedly dismantled part of the facility to limit future competition, according to a Peninsula Daily News report. …