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A small physician-owned hospital in Dayton, Ohio, has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Premier Health Partners, claiming the large health system colluded to drive insurers away from doing business with it, according to a Dayton Daily News report.

The American Hospital Association and Federation of American Hospitals each issued responses to President Barack Obama's budget for fiscal year 2013, both of which expressed concerned about further cuts to Medicare and Medicaid hospital reimbursements.

A senator and three professional medical associations have sent messages urging pharmaceutical companies to increase production of a pediatric cancer drug that is in dangerously low supply, according to a Washington Post report.

Hospitals and health systems that do not make painful changes away from fee-for-service may end up watching better-prepared competitors absorb the healthcare market in their communities, according to a recent Health Affairs article.

Winfield, Ill.-based Cadence Health, the system formed from Central DuPage Hospital and Delnor Hospital, has affiliated with Cleveland Clinic for adult medical oncology services, according to a Cadence Health news release.

Pittsburgh-based insurer Highmark and West Penn Allegheny Health System are reopening the emergency department at West Penn today, according to a system news release.

House Republicans plan to introduce legislation extending the payroll tax cut, but that bill will be separate from a solution of the Medicare sustainable growth rate, according to a New York Times report.

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Medicine will soon open the $230 million Duke Cancer Center, according to a Chronicle report.

Baylor University Medical Center at Dallas, part of Baylor Health Care System, is opening the $125 million Baylor Cancer Hospital, according to a health system news release.

Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn., part of Saint Thomas Health, is the first hospital in the state to open two hybrid operating rooms, according to a health system news release.