are missing out, especially this week. Staff writer Susan Brink has put together a comprehensive roundup of
, and, not surprisingly, a lively discussion has broken out. You can
, but for those who prefer (or only have time for) an abridged debate, here are several unedited samples:
“John McCain’s plan would be the best. It isn’t perfect but at least the insurance would not be handled by the government. We have medicare ins. It is very difficult Read the rest of this entry »

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks that may cause inVentiv Health’s performance to differ materially. Such risks include, without limitation: changes in trends in the pharmaceutical industry or in pharmaceutical outsourcing; our ability to compete successfully with other services in the market; Read the rest of this entry »

Massachusetts residents can now search a new website to compare the cost and quality of care at different hospitals, part of an ambitious state plan to help control healthcare costs by giving consumers more information.
The site,
, gives consumers access to previously confidential information about how much insurers pay individual hospitals for surgical procedures such as knee and hip replacements and for treating illnesses such as pneumonia. Read the rest of this entry »

COLUMBIA, Mo., Dec. 26 (UPI) — University of Missouri researchers say women who experience intimate partner violence are more likely to seek healthcare for their infants.
Linda Bullock of the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing said awareness of mothers with frequent infant health concerns can help healthcare providers identify and provide aid to women in abusive relationships.
“Healthcare providers should view frequent calls or Read the rest of this entry »

LOUISVILLE, Ky.
,
Jan. 9
Almost Family, Inc. (Nasdaq:
), a leading regional provider of home health nursing services, announced today that
, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, is scheduled to present at the 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in
San Francisco, CA.
Event: 27th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Time: Read the rest of this entry »

posted earnings of $104 million, or 22 cents a share, for the third quarter. That is up from a net loss of $59 million, or 12 cents a share, during the same quarter last year.
Dallas-based Tenet (NYSE: THC) attributes its third quarter income rise to pretax gains on investment sales, valued at $140 million.
During the quarter, the hospital operator experienced 1.7 percent growth in same-hospital total admissions, 2 percent growth in same-hospital Read the rest of this entry »

Coventry Health Care, Inc. (NYSE:CVH) announced today that the Company
is scheduled to present at the 27
Annual J.P. Morgan
Healthcare Conference in San Francisco, California, at 4:30 p.m. ET on
Wednesday, January 14, 2009.
.
A replay of the presentation will be available at the same website
following the presentation until Wednesday, January 21, 2009.
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is a diversified national managed healthcare company based in Bethesda,
Maryland, operating Read the rest of this entry »

- Molina Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: MOH) today announced that management will give a presentation, followed by a question and answer session, at the 17th Annual Credit Suisse Health Care Conference to be held November 11 – 14, 2008, in Phoenix, Arizona.
A live broadcast of the Company’s conference presentation will be available on Wednesday, November
12, 2008, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Mountain Time. To access the broadcast, listeners should go to the Read the rest of this entry »

Delaware, Ohio
Over the past 25 years, the American healthcare system has been steadily unraveling.
More than 45 million Americans now have no health insurance at all. Another 25 million have some coverage, but not enough to pay their medical bills.
For the 6 in 10 Americans who do have healthcare plans through their employers, each year finds them paying higher premiums and higher deductibles even as their coverage shrinks.
Their employers, Read the rest of this entry »

Toronto East General Hospital (TEGH), a large urban, full-service
community hospital in Ontario, has introduced a state-of-the-art
mobile communications network to the Emergency Department and Complex
Continuing Care Department. The project depends on the availability
of a robust and secure wireless network infrastructure — a wireless
network engineered to support voice, facilitates integration with
various systems and is “future proofed” to Read the rest of this entry »