A nasty fight between two health-care companies is brewing in Pittsburgh with one company CEO going so far as to accuse his rival of trying to "rape" the local hospital market. Read the Article>

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The finding raises questions about an idea at the heart of a major argument in U.S. health care reform: that hospitals can provide equal or even better care after government reimbursements are cut. Read the Article>

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To survive the unprecedented challenges coming with federal healthcare reform, California hospitals are upending their bedrock financial model: They are trying to keep some patients out of their beds. Read the Article>

Beyond actual data, there's anecdotal evidence that employment growth is picking up, particularly as new challenges to physician economics collide with the imperatives of payment reform. Read the Article>

In preparation for reimbursement changes under the federal health reform law, California hospitals are reframing their financial models and seeking to treat fewer patients, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Much of the healthcare reform law doesn’t take effect for nearly two years, but hospital executives say they literally cannot afford to wait. The video above helps explain why. Read the Article>

The recent payroll tax cut package passed by Congress - heralded as a bipartisan nod to working families - has Massachusetts hospitals reeling over a little-noted section that will cost them tens of millions of dollars.

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Mounting shortages of crucial drugs are creating a new dilemma for the nation’s hospital pharmacists, who say they find themselves caught between breaking government rules for storage and safety -- or throwing away vital and lifesaving medications.

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