Crestwood Medical Center in Huntsville, Ala., announced that a judge recommended the Certificate of Need Review Board issue the hospital a CON to continue its elective coronary angioplasty program.
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Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, W.Va., is seeking a public hearing on West Virginia University Hospitals' $248 million planned expansion, according to a WBOY report.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of Tennessee has agreed to pay the Department of Health and Human Services $1.5 million to settle allegations that it violated the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
N.C. Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem, N.C., wants roughly 15,000 current and former employees benefitting from a federal class-action lawsuit to cover the hospital's tax bill for the $4.07 million settlement it must pay, according to a Winston-Salem Journal report.
Former Massachusetts Governor and current Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney turned 65 yesterday — but he does not plan on enrolling in Medicare, according to a Politico report.
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The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has paid $940,000 to settle medical malpractice lawsuits stemming from patient deaths at the Dayton (Ohio) VA Medical Center between 2005 and 2008, according to a Dayton Daily News report.
The South Carolina health board will re-examine its February decision to deny Hilton Head (S.C.) Hospital a certificate of need for a proposed outpatient center in Bluffton, S.C., according to a Savannah Morning News report.
When Supreme Court justices begin hearing arguments for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act later this month, the White House wants to make sure support for the landmark healthcare bill helps shape public opinion, according to a New York…
A California state audit has found Salinas (Calif.) Valley Memorial Healthcare System did $21 million in business over the past five years with firms that had financial ties to the system CEO and board members, according to a Los Angeles…
Attorneys for Halifax Health Medical Center in Daytona Beach, Fla., claim an employee improperly obtained documents to create a whistleblower suit filed in 2009, according to a Daytona Beach News-Journal report.