The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee move forward The Prescription Drug User Fee Act, legislation that aims to alleviate drug shortages, according to an AHA News Now report.
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Sutter Medical Center of Santa Rosa (Calif.) has broken ground on a $284 million replacement hospital, according to a RealEstateRama report.
Cleveland-based MetroHealth announced the ground breaking of a new $23 million outpatient health center.
The House Budget Committee approved a budget reconciliation package to maintain the 2 percent across-the-board Medicare cuts — already a part of the Budget Control scheduled to start January 2013 — but replace sequestered cuts to defense spending with targeted…
UW Health Partners Watertown (Wis.) Regional Medical Center is planning a new emergency department and women's health unit, according to a Business Journal report.
The American Hospital Association, the Federation of American Hospitals and other healthcare groups are urging the Internal Revenue Service to prohibit device companies from passing medical device excise taxes along to customers, according to an AHA News Now report.
Almost two years ago, Scott Leckey's wife shot it straight to him: He was getting overweight. Since then, he has lost more than 50 pounds by participating in triathlons, but Mr. Leckey's personal figure is not the only thing he…
Many of the largest hospital providers use their negotiating clout to obtain high rates from commercial health insurers, and because this trend has grown in recent years, researchers argued in a recent Health Affairs article that market and regulatory approaches…
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health may decrease its inpatient beds by 13 percent in its new $200 million Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, according to a Buffalo Business First report.
The physician network of Memorial Hermann Healthcare System in Houston is in the process of transforming several medical practices into patient-centered medical homes.