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The U.S. House Budget Committee approved a fiscal year 2010 budget resolution that contains a reserve fund that would allow for future healthcare reform, according to a news release from the American Hospital Association.
The Rush University Medical Center in Chicago received a $10 million gift from the Grainger Foundation to develop an orthopedic joint replacement surgery center, according to a report in the Chicago Tribune.
The Methodist Hospital in Houston agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle allegations that it improperly increased charges to Medicare patients, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.
The Methodist Hospital in Houston agreed to pay $9.9 million to settle allegations that it improperly increased charges to Medicare patients, according to a report in the Houston Chronicle.
Helen Keller Hospital, located in Sheffield, Ala., announced that the new Keller Outpatient Surgery Pavilion will open in mid-April, according to a report in the Times Daily.
Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percentages of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients from 2006-2007.
Here is a list of the top 10 states with the highest percent change in rate of uninsured non-elderly (0-64 years-old) patients in 2006-2007 compared to the average in 1994/95/96.
An obscure 1986 law continues to vex hospitals as they struggle to provide the on-call coverage for emergency rooms the law requires and elicit the support of physicians struggling with many of the same issues.