 USA TODAY | Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream Fox News Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico. Mercury In Lightening Cream: California Health Officials Search For Risky Products Medical officials find mercury in lightening cream |
 USA TODAY | Feds loan $638M for health co-ops in 8 states CBS News Health care cooperatives that are being launched in eight states announced Tuesday they will receive a total of $638 million in loans from the Obama administration under the federal health insurance law. The administration said the new nonprofit health ... Health care co-ops in 8 states get federal loans Put Up or Shut Up Time -- For or Against the ACA Health Care Costs: The Art Of The Practical |
 Boston.com | Gunman kills 4 and himself at Korean health spa in murder-suicide in Atlanta ... Washington Post A gunman shot four people to death inside a Korean health spa in Atlanta's suburbs and then killed himself in what police said may have been a case of domestic violence. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on Tuesday ... 5 dead in shooting at health spa outside Atlanta Police: Victims related in Korean spa shooting Police: Ga. victims related in Korean spa shooting |
 Los Angeles Times | California rates health plans on quality measures San Jose Mercury News By Sandy Kleffman California's largest health plans have improved their care for diabetic patients, but many need to do better at treating children with throat infections, testing for lung disease and helping people overcome drug and alcohol addictions ... Health plans get mixed reviews in annual California report card California Health Plans Improve on Quality Measures for Diabetes Care, Exceed ... |
Mental-Health Cuts by US States Risk Boosting Health Costs BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- US states looking to balance budgets by cutting mental-health facilities and Medicaid payments risk increasing health-care costs by pushing psychiatric patients into emergency rooms. States trimmed 9.5 percent, or more than $1.6 ... |
 Bloomberg | Community Health Systems Rises Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover BusinessWeek 22 (Bloomberg) -- Community Health Systems, the second-largest US hospital operator, surged the most in 10 months after reporting earnings that beat analyst estimates. Community Health gained 13 percent to $23.39 at 10:41 am New York time. Community Health Systems Shares Increase Most in 10 Months: Atlanta Mover Community Health profit tops analyst view Community Health Systems, Inc. Announces Fourth Quarter 2011 Results with Net ... |
 Washington Post | Why women's health issues are in the political spotlight Washington Post From the controversy surrounding President Obama's decision on contraceptives to Rick Santorum's comments on women in combat and in the home, McDonnell's decision is just another example of how women's health issues are currently in the political ... |
 The Nation, Pakistan | Pakistan fires health workers tied to bin Laden kill CBS News ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan - A Pakistani government official says 17 health workers have been fired for allegedly participating in a CIA scheme to confirm the presence of Osama bin Laden in a northwestern town. Zafeer Ahmed said Wednesday the workers, ... Pakistan health workers linked to CIA scheme fired |
Trinity Health to Improve Revenue Cycle Through ChartMaxx® Implementation MarketWatch (press release) 22, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Trinity Health of Novi, Michigan, the fourth-largest Catholic healthcare system in the country, operating 49 acute-care hospitals, 379 outpatient facilities and 26 long-term care facilities throughout seven states, ... |
Health Plans in Michigan Get Creative with Their Pharmacy Benefits Management MarketWatch (press release) NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb 22, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- HealthLeaders-InterStudy, a leading provider of managed care market intelligence, reports that Michigan health plans are coming up with creative ways to manage their pharmacy benefits. |
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