Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia has reactivated its heart and lung transplant programs after receiving interim approval from the United Network of Organ Sharing, according to a hospital news release.
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Several states around the country are implementing or proposing Medicaid plans to move toward managed care, and Alabama may join the bandwagon, according to a Montgomery Advertiser report.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback has petitioned CMS for waivers so the state can begin transitioning Medicaid beneficiaries to managed care by next year, according to an Associated Press/CBS News report.
Because CMS does not sanction Medicaid program waivers due to budgetary reasons, it is unlikely that Maine's recent Medicaid proposal will be approved, according to a letter from CMS.
An op-ed published on Bloomberg says most business CEOs are "curiously passive" about the rising costs of healthcare and are failing to implement the most basic management tools to deal with the problem.
California's Senate Bill 810, which would establish a single-payor system in the state, was rejected in the Senate on a 19-15 vote, according to a Sacramento Bee report.
Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., has reached a tentative three-year contract agreement with its registered nurses after a 17-month stalemate, according to a MassLive.com report.
The conflict between two Pittsburgh-based providers continues, as West Penn Allegheny Health System made a court filing saying UPMC is fishing for information to unravel a pending merger between West Penn and Highmark, an insurer, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette…
Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals recorded total operating revenue of $978 million in the 2011 fiscal year, an increase of 8 percent from last year, according to a WakeMed (pdf) fact sheet.
The board of directors for Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System in Salinas, Calif., has approved a tentative agreement between the hospital and its employees who are represented by the National Union of Healthcare Workers, according to a NUHW release.