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Survey explores why U.S. healthcare costs so much more
Prices for specific healthcare procedures are higher in the United States than in other parts of the world--among the reasons for the great overall cost disparity in delivering care, reports The
$5B GE loans could signal healthcare lending boom
Riding a boom created by the coming wave of federal healthcare reform, GE Capital Healthcare Financial Services' loan portfolio showed double-digit growth over last year, reports the Washington Post.
Supreme Court hears from providers, individuals over Medicaid lawsuits
The U.S. Supreme Court kicked off its 2011 session earlier this week by hearing oral arguments on a case stemming from California's attempt to cut Medicaid reimbursement rates, report the New York
Independent Payment Advisory Board: Too much power, groups say
A mixture of lobbyists, pressure from Republican lawmakers and lukewarm support from Democrats could eventually kill the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), the Washington Post reports. A
AMA, GOP trying to kill new Medicare payment board
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Hospitals scramble to offset drug shortages
Check your drug inventories--a whole host of medications are in short supply this year, according to the FDA. Hospitals are scrambling to make up the shortfall, in some cases rationing medications,
Supreme Court rejects fast-tracking healthare reform case
The U.S. Supreme Court has decided not to grant a request from Virginia's attorney general to grant fast-track status to litigation around the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, reports the
