Year: 2009

By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff  |  July 17, 2009 A state commission recommended yesterday that Massachusetts dramatically change how doctors and hospitals are paid, essentially putting providers on a budget… Read more »

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNNMoney.com senior writer On Thursday July 16, 2009, 2:57 pm EDT The health reform bills released so far would increase government spending on health care without sufficiently… Read more »

Hospital says money was used to finance health law By Liz Kowalczyk, Globe Staff Boston Medical Center filed suit yesterday against the state, accusing officials of illegally cutting payments made… Read more »

By Matt Murphy,

Technology of all kinds is transforming the way medical systems workBy

America’s Best Hospitals, an annual ranking of the country’s elite medical centers, is a tool for patients who need medical sophistication most facilities cannot offer. Unlike other rankings and ratings… Read more »

The MNA was front page news throughout the state yesterday for its advocacy to protect nurses from violent assaults on the job. Below is a sampling of the coverage that… Read more »

The Canadian Broadcasting Company (CBC) has aired a new documentary examining the global bioweapons race and investigated how the current boom in "biodefense" spending in the U.S. fits into this… Read more »

PRESIDENT OBAMA was right Monday to use his nomination of an Alabama doctor as surgeon general to pressure Congress to reform the nation’s healthcare system. Momentum for action on Capitol… Read more »

Workers who quit smoking, lose weight, and eat right could have their health insurance premiums cut by as much as half, possibly saving them thousands of dollars per year, under… Read more »