Twin Cities nurses vote on second strike

Thousands of Minnesota nurses are voting on whether to give their union the authority to call another strike on 14 hospitals in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.

Louisiana-passed measure defies federal health law

An objection to President Barack Obama's health care overhaul will be put in Louisiana law.

LHP plans to build $100 million hospital in Texas

LHP Hospital Group, Plano, Texas, said it plans to build a $100 million, 75-bed hospital in either Killeen or Harker Heights, Texas.

Medical Properties Trust acquires three Texas properties

Medical Properties Trust has acquired the buildings of three inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Texas for an aggregate purchase price of $74 million, the company announced.

Northwest Community sues former adviser Morgan Stanley

Northwest Community Healthcare said in a lawsuit its former investment adviser, Morgan Stanley, violated the Illinois hospital's policy against derivatives to leverage its fixed income portfolio and concealed how much of the portfolio was invested...

Judge lets Sumner sale proceed

judge in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Nashville today approved the sale of tax-exempt Sumner Regional Health Systems, Gallatin, Tenn., to investor-owned LifePoint Hospitals, Brentwood, Tenn., court records show.

CVS, Walgreen settle dispute

CVS Caremark Corp. and Walgreen have settled a dispute over prescription-drug reimbursement rates.

Minn. co-op agrees to cease 'coercive tactics'

A cooperative of 25 rural hospitals and 70 physicians in southwestern Minnesota agreed to refrain from "coercive tactics" when negotiating health-plan contracts on behalf of its members, resolving an antitrust complaint brought by the...

White House announces anti-fraud moves

The White House will ask the CMS to deploy a computer-based fraud-mapping tool credited with thwarting fraud, waste and abuse during the disbursement of funds under the stimulus law.

AHA-opposed measure eyed as doc fix offset

Senate Democrats reached a rare deal with their counterparts across the aisle late Thursday, working out a six-month Medicare physician pay patch with a 2.2% increase but using a measure largely seen as hostile to hospitals to help pay for it.