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Public hospital association assails MU Stage 2 proposal
Nearly all (97 percent) of NAPH members plan to participate in both the Medicare and the Medicaid electronic health record incentive programs--well above the 74 percent of all hospitals that intend to participate. But NAPH members are more likely than other hospitals to be unable to meet the Meaningful Use criteria until fiscal year 2013, according to the report.
Public, private hospitals battle over state Medicaid payments
Public and private hospitals in Texas are battling over hundreds of millions of dollars in supplemental Medicaid payments, The Houston Chronicle reported . With public hospital payments shrinking as
State panel recommends equitable funding to public, private hospitals
A panel appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to determine whether the state's public hospitals provide better or worse care than private ones recommended some major changes to public healthcare
Blue Cross, Health Net allegedly conspire to underpay hospitals
Three insurers--Blue Cross of California, Health Net and Anthem Blue Cross Life and Health Insurance Company--have been sued for a "scheme" to systematically underpay San Francisco General Hospital
St. Mary's enters into deal with equity firm
St. Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Conn., will form a joint venture with a Texas-based capital investment and consulting firm, report Healthcare Finance News and the Hartford Courant. St. Mary's,
New Florida governor will scrutinize public hospitals
Florida's public hospitals will come under the close scrutiny of the incoming governor, reports the Miami Herald. Rick Scott's transition team has recommended that a panel be convened to study
WakeMed heats up over rival's alleged misuse of public funds
An intrastate rivalry is brewing in North Carolina, where WakeMed Health & Hospitals--one of the state's biggest private providers--has accused publicly owned UNC Health Care (and UNC-owned Rex
Are public hospitals fit enough to survive?
In the Darwinian world of healthcare today, public hospitals may not be fit enough to survive. As standalone hospitals, they don't have the resources to upgrade and meet new requirements, the Wall
Rising number of uninsured patients thwarting profits at hospitals
With more than 46 million Americans lacking any health insurance, and many more underinsured, hospitals nationwide are digging deep into their coffers to provide for their emergency and regular care.
Case study: Struggles at Atlanta safety-net hospital illustrate problems under reform
As health reform discussions wind their way through Congress, safety-net hospitals are wondering whether their already-struggling facilities might actually have it worse under currently proposed
