Consumer Risks Feared as Health Law Spurs Mergers

Consumer advocates fear the new health care law could worsen some problems it was meant to solve.

California Tightens Oversight of CT Scans

California’s governor signed tough new legislation largely in response to the overdosing of hundreds of patients who underwent brain scans for stroke in 2008 and 2009.

Public Hospitals Look to Overhaul Affiliations With Medical Schools

New York City’s hospital system wants to renegotiate longstanding contracts that allow medical schools to manage physicians.

Obese Mothers a Burden on Hospital Resources

Extreme weight may be causing birth defects or death for mothers and babies, and hospitals have had to adjust.