Policy and Legislation

President Barack Obama has announced regional forums, patterned after the healthcare reform summit held last week at the White House, to be hosted by the governors of California, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and Vermont in March or early April.

Medicare programs designed to boost the care of chronically ill patients while reducing hospital admissions and saving costs have largely failed, a new government-contracted study concludes.

HCA Inc. entered a new phase last month, becoming a privately held company on November 16 after shareholders approved one of the largest leveraged buyouts in history.As part of the buyout, sh...