No clear messages. Special report: Election 2004. In the states no clear messages.
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Health Policy↗
Biomedical subjects
Mark Taylor
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Special report: Election 2004. Here's a look at some of the key issues to watch.
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Abortion, Legal↗
Contribution retribution. Health system, CEO must pay excise taxes after pressuring workers to help fund state association's PAC through payroll deductions.
The IRS wants not-for-profit health systems to remember to keep their distance from politics--it's taxing the payroll contributions at one system that went to a state hospital association's PAC. Kenneth Robbins, left, says hospitals should always be conscious of activities that could jeopardize their tax-exempt status. "It's an issue we've been concerned with as long as I can remember," he says.
Chief Executive Officers, Hospital↗
Leasing arrangement. VA to lease Chicago facility to two area hospitals.
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Chicago↗
Docs lose in Texas. Ruling in FTC's favor not expected to alter IPA model.
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Antitrust Laws↗
HIPAA violator will serve time.
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Confidentiality↗
Done deal. Vista Health to consolidate services, close facility.
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Decision Making, Organizational↗
Hospitals. Weighing need against want.
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Certificate of Need↗
Responding to an antitrust investigation. When the FTC calls, be sure to get an experienced lawyer, cooperate fully and don't be afraid to settle.
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Antitrust Laws↗
Too many cooks. FTC, Justice Department call consent decrees ineffective.
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Antitrust Laws↗
State of the ballot battles. Medical liability reform, funds to support children's hospitals, ER services and stem-cell research among measures in voters' hands.
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Attitude to Health↗
Getting personal. Cerner offers $25 million to create health records.
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Adolescent↗
Trail of words, numbers. Fraud lawsuit targets transcription giant MedQuist.
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California↗
2004 Up & Comers. Meet this year's class of rising young stars in healthcare management.
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Awards and Prizes↗
Dodging a bullet: Scruggs has four hospital class-action suits dismissed.
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American Hospital Association↗
CMS vs. Congress: HHS refuses to act on GAO opinion regarding Scully.
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Actuarial Analysis↗
Full-court press: plaintiff lawyer Scruggs scored big in his litigation against big tobacco; now he's taking on hospitals.
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American Hospital Association↗
Coming of age. Antitrust settlement between Fla. systems to expire.
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Antitrust Laws↗