Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 20

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 20, 2020
Trump administration to soon issue guidance on Medicaid block grants
The Wall Street Journal
President Trump berates HHS Secretary Azar over bad healthcare polling
Politico
Insurers deal more blows to Medicare for All
Forbes
What do the coming changes in health data-sharing rules mean for Epic — and patients?
Madison.com
Nurses, caregivers announce strike at Swedish Hospital
U.S. News & World Report
Editorial: Focus on this Medicaid spending problem, Gov. Cuomo
New York Daily News
How a pending Jefferson deal could reshape Philadelphia's healthcare market
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Inside consumer health: How to treat the doctor
KSTP
3 big winners from the 'Super Bowl of healthcare'
The Motley Fool
Opinion: 10 Things I know about...healthcare and human services integration
Worcester Business Journal

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 16

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 16, 2020
Health insurers urge Supreme Court to take ACA case, uphold health law
The Hill
The doctor, the patient, and everything in between
Bloomberg
Partners grows physician presence with One Medical partnership
Boston Business Journal
Hacienda HealthCare will keep Medicaid contract, settlement says
Arizona Republic
Greater Cincinnati hospital lays off dozens, reduces hours for other workers
Cincinnati Business Courier
Why CMS Administrator Seema Verma says public healthcare option would eliminate competition
Yahoo! Finance
Knox County Hospital, Blue Cross Blue Shield headed to arbitration in $21 million lawsuit
Abilene Reporter News
Opinion: My plan to expand HSAs and healthcare price transparency
The Washington Examiner
Eli Lilly to offer half-priced versions of two more insulin products
Reuters
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to expand healthcare for undocumented immigrants, again
The Fresno Bee
FDA approves drugs faster than ever but relies on weaker evidence, researchers find
NPR

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 15

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 15, 2020
Amid doc's murder case, lawsuits reflect battle over blame
The Associated Press
Warren, Buttigieg spar over healthcare costs
The Hill
After a single patient drives a big stock surge, Patrick Soon-Shiong makes his case to investors
Stat News
Medina woman who became the face of ACA looks back a decade after the passing of the law
News 5 Cleveland
Medicaid expansion supporters rally to keep pressure on Kansas lawmakers
The Topeka Capital-Journal
Health insurance deadline for Californians loom
CBS SF Bay Area
First Thomas Health bankruptcy hearing set for this week
WV MetroNews
Young mother dies after being given pain medication in California hospital
ABC15 Arizona
Big merger deals are missing at J.P. Morgan Healthcare investor conference. Here's why.
Barron's
'Concierge' medicine gets more affordable but is still not widespread
NPR
Oklahoma files suit against three major opioid distributors
The Washington Post
Biogen to buy early-stage potential Alzheimer's, Parkinson's treatment from Pfizer
Reuters
Cigna and Oscar to launch health plans for small business
Forbes

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 14

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 14, 2020
President Trump asks Supreme Court to allow public charge rule to go into effect
CNN
At risk of closing, 127-year-old Daly City hospital may have new buyer
San Francisco Business Times
Nebraska Medicaid director resigns, but plans for two-tier expansion program continue
Omaha World-Herald
Citing toxic culture and administrator departures, Harvard School of Public Health faculty repeatedly weighed voting no confidence in dean
The Harvard Crimson
Trump misleads on ACA in attacking Bloomberg
The Washington Times
Guthrie, Temple University announce affiliation for advanced cardiac services
WENY
Uniontown Hospital signs letter of intent to join WVU Health System
Herald-Standard
Opinion: Following doctor's orders all the way through: It's simple and game changer
The Aspen Times
Huntsville Memorial Hospital to be sold in near future
KBTX
Opinion: Even California Democrats aren't big on Medicare for All
The Orange County Register
The AI revolution is coming in emergency care
U.S. News & World Report
Inside Google's quest for millions of medical records
The Wall Street Journal
Lyft hails major hospital partner in Sutter Health
Forbes
Drug-discovery software company Schrödinger files for IPO
MarketWatch
Gov. Cuomo wants to lift secrecy surrounding investigations of misconduct by docs
Syracuse.com
A billion medical images are exposed online, as doctors ignore warnings
TechCrunch
Opinion: Gov. Mills' healthcare plan is a good first step, but it may not be enough
Portland Press Herald
Eastern Niagara Hospital sets public forum on its future in bankruptcy
The Buffalo News
A 'radical proposition': A healthcare veteran tries to upend the system and bring drug prices down
Stat News
Desperate need for home health aides in Adirondacks
Albany Times-Union

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 13

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 13, 2020
Children's Hospital, family of Justina Pelletier bring case to court
The Boston Globe
Pharmaceutical executives to be sentences in case linked to the opioid crisis
WGBH
Nurses from Astria Regional say they aren't getting earned benefits
KIMA
Teladoc Health plans to acquire InTouch Health for $600 million
The Motley Fool
Columbus hospital now run jointly by Emory, LifePoint Health
Albany Herald
The sneaky genius of Facebook's new preventive health tool
The Atlantic
Two big drug flops show how healthcare economics have changed
Bloomberg
Hidden camera found in restroom at West Penn Hospital in Pittsburgh
WTAE
Olean General Hospital CEO to retire
The Buffalo News
Cardiologs raises $15 million for AI that helps spot heart conditions
VentureBeat
Nurses at MercyOne continue to fight for a fair contract
KMEG

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 9

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 9, 2020
Deflating results of major study point to better ways to cut healthcare waste
The New York Times
Florida could take hit in hospital funding
Ocala Star Banner
Under assault: Michigan nurses seek tougher laws to protect them from workplace violence
Livingston Daily
Cambridge Health Alliance appoints new CEO
Boston Business Journal
Attorney applauds Pennsylvania's findings following infant deaths at Geisinger NICU
WNEP
The 2 largest N.H. healthcare providers file for merger
Associated Press
President Trump should do more to bolster Senate drug pricing effort, Senator Grassley says
Stat News
Colorado fight over public health insurance option heats up as legislative session begins
The Denver Post
Accolade, which helps employees navigate health benefits, has hired banks to prepare a 2020 IPO
CNBC
W.V. AG Morrisey rolls out proposed law to protect preexisting conditions in ACA lawsuit
WV MetroNews
CHS inks $53M settlement deal in class action
Nashville Post
Gov. Kim Reynolds wants Iowa to have more 'teeth' in making sure Medicaid providers are paid on time
Des Moines Register
For 'exceptional prowess at profiteering,' Methodist makes top 10 list of healthcare bad actors
MLK50
Who wins in a personal-injury lawsuit? It can be the doctor.
The Wall Street Journal
University of Illinois hospital seeks to build $191 million outpatient building on city's West Side
Chicago Tribune

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 8

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 8, 2020
Major drugstore chains sue doctors in sprawling federal opioid case
The Washington Post
Top healthcare conferences for nurses in 2020
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Opinion: Back in the hospital again
The New York Times
Providence, Washington nurses reach tentative agreement
Spokane Journal of Business
Comptroller DiNapoli on Medicaid payment deferral and the budget deficit
North Country Public Radio
Vanderbilt study: Medicaid expansion protects poor people from declining health
The Tennessean
Medicare trims payments to 8 Hawaii hospitals
Honolulu Civil Beat
Former Mount Carmel nurses fight back: 'Our goal was to stop the pain'
WOSU
Report: NY's poor hospital safety ratings deserve deeper look
Albany Times-Union
The Americans dying because they can't afford medical care
The Guardian
One Medical's IPO reveals growing reliance on hospitals
Axios

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 6

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 6, 2020
How one medical checkup can snowball into a 'cascade' of tests, causing more harm than good
The Washington Post
Texas expected to face 71K+ nursing shortage by 2030
Texas Public Radio
CDC reports more cases of Type B flu than typical this early in season
WTOP
The Trump and Republican 2020 healthcare plan
Forbes
Healthcare would be better if we learned from this old tuberculosis sanatorium in Finland
Quartz
San Diego eye doctors pay $950K to settle Medicare billing fraud allegations
NBC San Diego
Opinion: 'Medicare for All' is bad medicine
Madison.com
Bay Area doctors target health consequences of childhood trauma
San Francisco Chronicle
Ohio Medicaid making change to $3B prescription program
WHIO
2 Maine health systems will allow physicians to not participate in 'death with dignity' programs
Bangor Daily News / Maine Public
Elkton hospital completes merger with ChristianaCare
Kent County News
Begin the New Year with a nurse-friendly budget
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 3

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 3, 2020
Cedars-Sinai, 'hospital to the stars,' is extending care to more needy patients
Los Angeles Times / Kaiser Health News
Money can't buy you health: Disconnection in U.S. between healthcare spending and population health
Forbes
Arbitrator says HHS committed 'clear and patent violation' of NTEU labor agreement
Federal News Network
With no patients to see, Ellwood City hospital parent files for bankruptcy
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
The true cause of the opioid epidemic
The Atlantic
Molina Healthcare pursues Passport's west end site along with state contract
WFPL
Hospital can take 11-month-old girl in Texas off life support, judge rules; family to appeal
NBC News
Christian health cost-sharing ministries offer no guarantees
The New York Times
Opinion: Here's an easy way to increase access to high-quality, affordable healthcare
The Washington Post
What you need to know about Texas' new surprise medical billing law
WFAA

Healthcare Headlines We're Reading on January 2

HealthLeaders Media Staff, January 2, 2020
Hospitals merged. Quality didn't improve.
The Wall Street Journal
Drugmakers from Pfizer to GSK to hike U.S. prices on over 200 drugs
Reuters
Opinion: Former VP Joe Biden's healthcare plan is malarkey
The Washington Examiner
Full Medicaid expansion begins in Utah. Here's how to check if a patient qualify.
The Salt Lake Tribune
AI can diagnose breast cancer more accurately than a doctor can
The Telegraph
Texas leans on Lyft and Uber to get Medicaid patients to the doctor
San Antonio Express-News
Money dispute means Cigna members lose coverage at St. John's hospitals
Ventura County Star
Texas nurse shot to death on New Year's Eve, likely by celebratory gunfire, police say
NBC News
'This is not right': Medicare's plan guide was so messed up, it's offering a do-over
The Kansas City Star
How nurses can learn to love their bodies
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Providence nurses hoping for progress in next round of negotiations, strike not off table
The Daily Chronicle

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