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Cash Up Front or Else -- Why Hospitals Are Gouging Their Patients: Cash Up Front or Else -- Why Hospitals Are Gouging Their PatientsHealth care crisisI find it disgusting that people in the US are subjected to this kind of treatment. We are 1st world right? Why dont they send someone over to Taiwan and inspect their medical infrastructure and systems. My...; Tags: Cash Up Front, health care, hospital, insurance, patient; Discussion threads 2008-04-29
Nonprofit Hospitals Get Wealthy Fast, but Don't Share Much: Nonprofit Hospitals Get Wealthy Fast, but Don't Share MuchWhat Type of Not-for-Profit HospitalsThe headline for this article is terribly misleading. It implies that all not-for-profit hospitals nationally use the tax advantages they receive to enrich themselves and their directors at the expense of service to their communities. The...; Tags: nonprofit hospital, hospital, health care, new wing, wing; Discussion threads 2008-04-15
Spitzer needs public's help.(Viewpoint)(New York State governor Eliot Spitzer): It took Richard Nixon, a Republican with impeccable anti-Communist credentials, for the United States to normalize relations with what was then called Red China. In another kind of political twist three decades later, a crusading liberal may be the o It took Richard Nixon, a Republican...; Tags: Eliot Spitzer, health care, hospital; Research articles 2007-02-05
Health subsidies a major NY ill.(Viewpoint): When gov. george pataki vetoed $1.3 billion in health care spending last month, hospitals and health care unions launched an expensive advertising campaign claiming the cuts would lead to disaster. The ads charged that accident victims would go untre When gov. george pataki vetoed $1.3 billion...; Tags: advertisement, health care, hospital, patient; Research articles 2006-05-29
Funds for Hospital Public Health Emergency Preparedness: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt announced on June 28 a total of $430 million in awards to states, territories, and 4 major metropolitan areas to strengthen the ability of hospitals and other health care facilitiesU.S. Department of Health and Human Services HHS Secretary Mike...; Tags: health care, health care facility, hospital, public health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2007-09-01

A.M. Best Introduces Credit Rating Services for Hospitals and Health-Care Systems: OLDWICK, N.J. -- A.M. Best Co. has today announced plans to expand its analytical coverage of the U.S. hospital and health-care system industry by introducing credit rating services on hospitals and health-care systems. A.M. Best's recently published methodology on rating hospitals and health-care systems titled "Evaluating Health-Care Systems" can be...; Tags: A.M. Best Co., health care, hospital; Research articles 2007-08-09
Uninsured: a vexing problem.(Viewpoint): Last year, Massachusetts passed a comprehensive plan to provide health coverage to the state's 550,000 uninsured residents. Last week, California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, borrowing many ideas from the Bay State, proposed a wide-ranging overhaul to Last year, Massachusetts passed a comprehensive plan to provide health...; Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, health care, hospital; Research articles 2007-01-15
Enact health care commission.(Viewpoint): Albany is so predictable. Last week, Gov. George Pataki proposed to cut the state's Medicaid spending by $1 billion. Greater New York Hospital Association President Ken Raske vowed to fight the reductions because he claimed that they would devastate Albany is so predictable. Last week,...; Tags: commission, health care, hospital, Medicaid; Research articles 2005-01-24
Health Grades Inc. www.healthgrades.com.(Best of the Web)(evaluation of organization's Web site)(Brief Article): Byline: Michael Prince For many benefit managers, the big trend in health care cost control is "consumerism,'' which involves converting health care users into knowledgeable health care consumers. But if this goal is to be achieved, patient Byline: Michael Prince ...; Tags: health care, hospital, Web, Web site; Research articles 2003-11-03
Nursefinders Inc. Signs Agreement with VHA Inc. to Become the Preferred Provider of Clinical Vendor Management Services to Member Hospitals: ARLINGTON, Texas -- Nursefinders Inc., one of the nation's largest providers of health care personnel, has signed an agreement with VHA Inc., the national health care alliance, to be the preferred provider of clinical vendor management services for VHA member hospitals, meaning Nursefinders will manage all outside staffing relationships that...; Tags: agreement, health care, hospital, VHA Inc.; Research articles 2007-09-20
Industry risk report healthcare: INDUSTRY RISK REPORT HEALTHCARE Medical malpractice liability may not be the dreaded fear it once was to the industry, but it's still a concern. Even without medical malpractice and professional liability headaches, there's enough risk to manage, from workers' comp risks to staffing shortages to reductions in federal government...; Tags: company, health care, HCA Inc., hospital, patient, risk; Research articles 2007-10-01
Hurdles to consumerism.(Opinions)(Brief Article): More employers are embracing health care consumerism to help control rising costs, but this approach won't succeed unless consumers have the right information to make prudent decisions. As we report on page 1, the recent move by the California Publ More employers are embracing...; Tags: Blue Cross Blue Shield, health care, hospital; Research articles 2004-05-31
Docs balk at capitation ; California sees shift that could cost employers.: Health care reimbursement is coming full circle, with fee-for-service arrangements returning in California as some hospital and provider groups there refuse to bear the financial risk in capitated contracts that have long been a centerpiece of many m Health care reimbursement is coming full circle, with...; Tags: health care, hospital; Research articles 2000-11-20
Dialysis demand spurs health care blood feud; State wants law to allow more control; hospitals fear for-profits' incursion.(News): Byline: Gale Scott Each day, thousands of New Yorkers spend several hours hooked up to lifesaving dialysis equipment. The process of cleansing the blood is essential for those whose kidneys have failed--usually because of diabetes, but sometimes as a Byline: Gale Scott Each day,...; Tags: DaVita Inc., health care, hospital, patient; Research articles 2006-02-27
Health care's Siamese twins.(Viewpoint): Byline: Greg David There are no more savvy operators in Albany than hospital workers union chief Dennis Rivera and Kenneth Raske, head of the Greater New York Hospital Association. These political Siamese twins have used their clout to bend the st Byline: Greg...; Tags: Crain, health care, hospital, Medicaid; Research articles 2004-01-19
HHS Secretary Visits Hospitals, Thanks Health Workers; Department Works with Hospitals, State and Local Partners During Isabel: WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson visited two Northern Virginia hospitals tonight to thank health care workers for their dedicated service during Hurricane Isabel and to offer any HHS assistance WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy...; Tags: health care, hospital, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Research articles 2003-09-18
Health care law firms rush to sue HMOs for hospitals; L.I. firm moves into litigation; class-action player gets into game.(Health maintenance organizations, Long Island, New York)(Brief Article): There's a new game in town for New York's health care law firms. While legal work from hospital and physician practice mergers and health-related Internet public offerings has slowed, there's a rush to represent the growing number of hospitals and There's a new...; Tags: Aetna Inc., class action, game, health care, HMO, hospital, lawsuit, litigation; Research articles 2000-06-12
GM driving care changes.: In its efforts to reduce employee health care costs, General Motors Corp. wants more say in the building of hospital facilities, and it would like other employers to join its initiative. Benefits managers for the Detroit-based automaker say they be In its efforts to...; Tags: General Motors Corp., health care, hospital; Research articles 2002-03-11
Wal-Mart to help fund hospital upgrade; Technology initiative to mirror giant retailer's inventory tracking system.(News)(Column): Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK BENTONVILLE, Ark.-By 2007, the rural community of Bentonville, Ark., may be home to the nation's first state-of-the-art digital hospital, largely as a result of the philanthropy of the town's largest employer: Wal-Mart Stores Byline: JOANNE WOJCIK BENTONVILLE,...; Tags: health care, hospital, inventory tracking, technology, Wal-Mart Stores Inc.; Research articles 2005-04-11
UM hospitals report financial improvement.(University of Michigan Health System)(Brief Article): Byline: Michelle Martinez Increased patient demand led the University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers to post operating income of $67 million on revenue of $1.3 billion for fiscal year 2005, which ended June 30. The health care unit, pa Byline:...; Tags: financial, health care, hospital, University of Michigan; Research articles 2005-07-25