Limits Weighed on Physician-Owned Hospitals
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An end-of-the year push in Congress to stave off a 10 percent cut in the fees Medicare pays doctors has revived political interest in another thorny issue: whether physicians should be able to own the hospitals they send their patients to.
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An influx of doctors lured to Texas by new limits on malpractice lawsuits has overwhelmed the state board that screens candidates for medical licenses, creating a backlog that forces many applicants to wait months before they can start seeing patients.
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Republicans in Congress want to significantly tighten regulations to keep people who declare bankruptcy from ducking debts they should be able to settle, but Democrats and physicians' groups argue the move would penalize Americans who go broke because of huge medical bills they can't pay.
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If only patients knew more about hospitals&#39; past mistakes, Jacqueline Imbertson thinks fewer of them would die. But if hospitals knew their private safety worries could become
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Two East San Jose hospitals owned by HCA Inc. have lost a combined $117.5 million over the last five years, raising concerns that the for-profit hospital chain&#39;s $110 million renovation plans for the area could be in jeopardy.
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On the eastern side of the District, you've got three hospitals that are too small and too limited in the services they offer, with not enough private doctors sending insured (read: paying) patients their way.
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CALGARY (CP) - Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh discounted suggestions from some provincial premiers that the recent 10-year deal on health care won&#39;t be enough.
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THERE WASN'T a whisper of opposition last week at the state Public Health Council as Massachusetts General Hospital presented its plan to replace some old buildings with a $498 million complex that will include a larger emergency department, 71 surgical suites, and 150 new beds. The council approved the plan unanimously, but the expansion raises the question of whether the ...
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From an emergency department with faulty monitors, IV pumps and broken stretchers to an operating room running part time for lack of staff, patient care is increasingly limited and uncertain at Greater Southeast Community Hospital, according to a draft report by District health regulators.
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U.S. Medicare officials sought a compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more firms to broaden their health care plan offerings to the elderly.
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Our position is: Expansion of government control isn&#39;t the answer to US health-care problems. Soaring health care costs are taking an ever-larger share out of employee paychecks and eating into employer profits.
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Medicare payment cuts will leave more than half of clinics and doctors' offices that provide cancer-fighting chemotherapy unable to cover costs of some key drugs, oncologists said on Wednesday.
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US Medicare officials sought a compromise with private insurers on Monday by dividing the country into more regions, a ruling that could encourage more firms to broaden
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WASHINGTON  - Policymakers and the medical  profession need to recognize and take immediate steps to avert  a looming shortage of physicians, analysts told a forum on  Capitol Hill Tuesday.
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Public health costs (Medicaid) are undermining development prospects for many state in the USA. In the state of Pennsylvania, 25% of its $51 billion budget will be dedicated to health care for the less well off.
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Changes to the way hospitals are paid  are being scaled back amid concerns over "financial volatility".
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State public health officials are moving to allow medical clinics to open in retail stores, but are delaying a decision on whether to let CVS Corp. open 20 to 30 "MinuteClinics" in the Boston area.