Jenky urges area Catholics to oppose health care guidelines
Peoria Journal Star
Those with "grandfathered health care plans," such as OSF Healthcare System, one of the area's largest employers, already are exempt. OSF Healthcare spokesman Jim Farrell said the institution "wholeheartedly" supports the bishop's view but it is not …
To grow, Catholic hospital system pares religious tiesUSA TODAY
Obama threatens religious libertyWashington Times
Catholic Healthcare West becomes Dignity HealthSan Francisco Chronicle
Catholic San Francisco -Los Angeles Daily News -San Jose Mercury News
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Universal health care measure stalls in California Senate
Sacramento Bee
By Torey Van Oot and Jim Sanders Legislation to create a universal health care system in California stalled in the state Senate Thursday ahead of a key legislative deadline, signaling it will likely fail to advance this year. The so-called "Medicare …
State Senate hits stalemate on universal healthcare for CaliforniaLos Angeles Times
California Senate Rejects Single-Payer BillJD Supra (press release)
Single-Payer Bill Fails In State SenateKPBS
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EDITORIAL: Transforming health care
The Register-Guard
The United States' health care system offends reason. It consumes one in six dollars generated by the economy, far more than in any other developed nation, yet delivers results no better, and often worse, than those produced by other countries' health …

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Ivory Coast forced to drop free public healthcare system due to rising costs
The Guardian
Ivory Coast is abandoning free healthcare for all after a brief experiment because of rapidly escalating costs. "In nine months the government had to pay 30bn CFA francs [about US$60m] under difficult circumstances," health minister Yoman N'dri said in …

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Report: Electronic health records still need work
CBS News
(AP) WASHINGTON — America may be a technology-driven nation, but the health care system's conversion from paper to computerized records needs lots of work to get the bugs out, according to experts who spent months studying the issue.

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Engineering for a better healthcare system
N.C. State University Technician Online
State students and faculty from the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering are working to find better solutions for healthcare issues faced by hospitals. Associate professor, Julie Ivy and teaching assistant professor, …

Healthcare system woes clearly seen in cataract patient's case
Los Angeles Times
And there's no sign that our for-profit, employment-based health insurance system is capable of reversing that trend, let alone extending coverage to the 50 million or so people nationwide who lack insurance. It's a complicated equation, …

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California Assembly bills expand health coverage
San Francisco Chronicle
By JUDY LIN, AP The state Assembly on Thursday passed a set of bills intended to broaden the mental health and health care services covered by private insurance plans. Lawmakers approved AB154, which would require insurers to cover the diagnosis and …

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ZANESVILLE — There's no question Genesis HealthCare Systems' Level III Trauma …
Zanesville Times Recorder
ZANESVILLE — There's no question Genesis HealthCare Systems' Level III Trauma designation is benefiting area residents. But it also can be a key to attracting more physicians, businesses and residents to the community. Genesis HealthCare System …
Genesis Gets Designation Of Level Three Trauma CenterWOUB
Genesis Receives Level Three Trauma VerificationWHIZ

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and U.S. Department for Health …
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON & NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan 26, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — At today's Care Innovations Summit, sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Solutions (CMS), SilverSneakers was presented …
HEALTHWAYS, INC. : The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and U.S. …4-traders (press release)

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