Two Republican senators have already said they would vote against a procedural motion to begin debating the GOP's new healthcare bill, which means any more Republican deferrals would spell almost-certain death for the proposed bill, according to CBS News.
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Michael Wagner, MD, is CEO of Boston-based Tufts Medical Center and has stepped into the spotlight this past week as the hospital found itself at the center of Boston's first nurses' strike in 30 years.
Physicians revealed their wish list for healthcare legislation in a recent survey conducted online by Toluna.
McKesson topped Business Review USA's "Top 10 United States healthcare companies" for 2017.
One hundred years from now, hospitals will be nearly unrecognizable as care moves to the outpatient setting and organizations integrate artificial intelligence, telemedicine and other IT applications to care for patients outside the walls of their institution.
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After Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., announced he is recovering from a surgery, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., put the healthcare vote on hold indefinitely.
The newly unveiled GOP healthcare bill was crafted by party leadership as a way to hopefully appease both conservative and moderate Republicans, yet many moderates have come out against the bill, according to The Hill.
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North Tonawanda, N.Y.-based DeGraff Memorial Hospital will downsize its surgical unit by 56 beds to focus on its $7.8 million renovation of the emergency department, according to Niagara Gazette.