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1998 Health News Headlines in Other HSC Sites
MiamiThe Miami HeraldApril 25 Hospital Consortium Getting Closer to Goal An alliance of nine Miami-Dade hospital based systems announces that it will spend $1.4 million over three years on marketing efforts to draw patients from Latin America. IndianapolisThe Indianapolis StarMay 14 Merger Forms State's Largest Cardiac Surgery Group Two groups of cardiac surgeons announce plans to merge to form Indiana Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Services P.C., the largest group of its kind in the state. Little RockArkansas Democrat-GazetteJune 18 Two Companies in Court Battle over State Employee Insurance Two companies that competed for a $193 million state employee health insurance contract take their fight to court. The state's largest HMO sues to block the contract awarded to a competitor. PhoenixThe Arizona RepublicJuly 8 FPA Closes Eight Arizona Clinics, Works to Preserve Patient Care FPA Medical Management, Inc., of San Diego announces that it will close Thomas-Davis Medical Centers, including eight clinics in Phoenix and Tucson, which it had purchased two years earlier. About 140 doctors and 150,000 patients will experience disruptions as a result. SeattleThe Seattle TimesSept. 9 Providence Selling Health Plans Sisters of Providence Health System sells two ailing managed care plans to Regence Blue Shield in a deal that would affect 75,000 customers in Washington state. LansingThe Lansing State JournalOct. 15 Employers Try Health Care Shift: New Rating Process Designed for Better Selection of Plans A coalition of Michigan employers adapts and adopts a health plan report card developed by the Big Three automobile makers for helping local businesses shop for health coverage. SyracuseThe Post-StandardOct. 24 Medicaid Clients Must Join HMO Onondaga County gets state approval to go ahead with a mandatory Medicaid HMO program, affecting 21,000 beneficiaries. The county hopes the move will improve quality of care and control costs. GreenvilleThe Greenville NewsNov. 14 Vaughn Plans To Reintroduce Hospital Oversight Bill State Rep. Lewis Vaughn announces legislation that would allow a delegated body to call a referendum before the Greenville Hospital System would be allowed to transfer a portion of its assets.
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