Jackson Health System's plans to shut down its Jackson South hospital seem to include scrapping a $102 million, state-of-the-art addition to the hospital, even though it is already 40 percent complete, according to a report by the Miami Herald.
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Executives at West Penn Allegheny Health System in Pittsburgh discussed a reorganization that might lead to a new name and changes at its Allegheny General Hospital Suburban campus at a March 8 town hall meeting with employees, according to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty and state legislators have reached an agreement to reduce funds for a state-funded program for low-income adults and transfer it to hospitals serving these patients, according to a report by the Minnesota Daily.
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Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, Riverside, Calif., might receive a notice of default after missing a March 8 deadline to pay off millions of dollars in debt, according to a story in The Press-Enterprise.
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Hospitals feel compelled to buy the $1.7 million da Vinci robot surgery system to stay competitive, despite lack of clear evidence that it is superior to other surgery, according to a report by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.
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Here is the median compensation of urologists for 2005-2008, according to the AMGA 2009 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.
Click to continue »Here is the median compensation of ophthalmologists for 2005-2008, according to the AMGA 2009 Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.
Click to continue »Here are the average annual salaries for gastroenterologists by region, according to the American Medical Group Association's 2009 AMGA Medical Group Compensation and Financial Survey.
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Connecticut's Attorney General Richard Blumenthal notified Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius of "most-favored nation" clauses included in many Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield contracts in his state, according to a report in the Hartford Courant.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have issued a notice advising physicians and healthcare providers who are not enrolled in Medicare or who have not updated their Medicare information since Nov. 2003 to complete an initial enrollment application, according to a release from the American Society of Anesthesiologists.
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