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tribute to women’s work and labor activism (LM)
Pay for care a new way, state is urged Hospitals and doctors may be put on budget
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 »
Boston Medical sues state for funds
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 »
Nurses push for safer workplaces (DS)
By Matt Murphy,
The High-Tech Hospital of the Future (DS)
Technology of all kinds is transforming the way medical systems workBy
America’s Best Hospitals: The 2009-10 Honor Roll (MC)
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 »
CBO: Health reform bills moving the wrong way (MC)
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 »
MNA Draws Statewide Media Coverage for State House Hearing on Nursing Assault Prevention Bill
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 »
RN Magazine highlights benefit of new national (DS)
RN magazine, by no means a union-friendly publication, has an article in the current edition discussing their latest RN salary survey. At the conclusion of the article, where they talk… Read more »
Healthy habits may cut price of insurance (MS)
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 »