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Sutter Health's size matters
As Sutter Health expands, health insurers and patient advocates complain that the system, which is one of Northern California's largest provider networks with 22 acute-care hospitals, may become too
High hospital costs? Look at the executive payroll
Kaiser Health News did yeoman work last week examining California's hospital price trends. Penned by Jordan Rau, a former Los Angeles Times veteran, the report concluded that hospital costs have gone
Hospital prices skyrocket in California
The costs for hospitalizations in California has soared over the past decade, fueled in part by the negotiating clout healthcare systems in the northern part of the state enjoy, according to Kaiser
Lawsuit seeks to block new Sutter Health hospital
Less than a week after Sutter Health celebrated a groundbreaking for a $284 million hospital, critics filed a lawsuit to stop development on the hospital in Santa Rosa, Calif., the North Bay Business
Marin General sues Sutter Health to recoup $120M
Marin General Hospital Corp. filed a lawsuit in Superior Court in Marin County, Calif., Thursday accusing Sutter Health of illegally siphoning off $120 million of the hospital's money from 2006 on,
Nursing group sues Sutter Health, CPMC for alleged discrimination
The California Nurses Associated filed a class-action lawsuit against Sutter Health and California Pacific Medical Center last Wednesday for banning the hiring of Filipino RNs. It also filed a
The sicker a patient is upon admission, the more likely he'll return to hospital, study suggests
Much has been said and written about the critical role that discharge planning and care coordination play in preventing rehospitalizations. But a new study by California's Office of Statewide Health
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
For months, health insurance companies--Anthem Blue Cross of California, in particular--have blamed the rising cost of healthcare on skyrocketing insurance rates. Now, there's some proof. An analysis
California hospitals overbilled insurers to make up for lost profits, analysis concludes
California hospitals hospitals charged insurers 53 percent more than the cost of services they provided, according to an analysis of financial information from 300 hospitals between September 2008
Sutter Health accused of wresting $87 million from hospital
One would think that Sutter Health, a 26-hospital system in Northern California, could generate its own cash without resorting to unsavory cash-draining schemes. But according to state legislators,
