March 2009

This Month's Features

  • March 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    After Daschle, who comes next?

    With Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.), President Barack Obama's first pick for Secretary of Health and Human Services, no longer an option, the White House has been mum on who might replace him, though many experts and news outlets claim they have inside knowledge.

  • March 31, 2009 | COMMENTS ()

    Is the solo practitioner a thing of the past?

    By Chelsey Ledue, Associate Editor
    The number of hospital-owned physician practices has been climbing steadily over the past four years, according to the Medical Group Management Association’s annual physician compensation survey.

Industry News

  • Hospitals cut positions as economic woes persist

    Richard Pizzi

    The healthcare industry, once thought to be recession-proof, is feeling the effects of the deepening economic crisis, and hospital employees are polishing their resumés as layoffs loom.

  • Obama signs stimulus bill

    Diana Manos

    President Barack Obama signed the massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act into law Feb. 17 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

  • SCHIP wins Congress' approval

    Diana Manos

    More than two years in the making, Congress has passed – and President Obama has signed – a bill reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program.

  • New law is just a start for healthcare

    Diana Manos

    The economic stimulus package – with more than $100 billion allotted to healthcare – is signed, sealed and delivered. The State Children's Health Insurance Program is newly reauthorized.

  • Fundraising efforts face tough times after a good '08

    Chelsey Ledue

    A majority of hospital development officials report that their fundraising programs have been negatively affected by the economic downturn, but at least 50 percent anticipate achieving their 2009 development projections.