Leadership & Management

New Hampshire Gov. John Lynch called for a moratorium on hospital expansions and criticized the high salaries of healthcare executives in a Feb. 15 budget speech, according to a Union Leader report.

A proposed merger between two Massachusetts health insurers has died, with Harvard Pilgrim Health and Tufts Health Plan saying they could not justify a merger due to costs and complexity, according to a Boston Herald report. The groups announced plans…

Investors are lining up to buy shares of HCA in its initial public offering despite its $28.2 billion in debt at the end of 2010, according to a Wall Street Journal report.

A record number of Texas physicians have opted out of participating in the Medicare program due to declining reimbursements, according to a Houston Chronicle report.

The South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services announced that healthcare providers in the state will receive a 3 percent decrease in reimbursements for Medicaid services beginning April 4, according to a news release by the Department.

Although it first took effect in 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services did not issue a civil monetary penalty for violation of the HIPAA Privacy Rule until late last month. Cignet Health, a health plan located in Temple…

Interviews with GOP leaders in New Hampshire show Mitt Romney could still win the Republican nomination, despite having signed healthcare reforms in Massachusetts similar to the federal reforms, according to a report by Politico.    

While healthcare reform does not require hospitals to post costs for common services until 2014, many providers are stepping in front of the deadline and making prices known to consumers online, according to a Detroit Free Press report. Many healthcare…

Jerry F. Wells, the former CFO of Columbia, S.C.-based UCI Medical Affiliates, has been sentenced to 6.5 years in federal prison for embezzling $2.9 million from the company, according to a report from The State. Mr. Wells must also repay…

Mark Newton has been CEO of Swedish Covenant Hospital for 11 years, during which he helped the independent hospital grow into the largest academic community hospital on Chicago's North Side. Known for his entrepreneurial attitude in what can be a…