Hospitals, care facilities ignored listeria warnings for three years (Nanaimo Daily News)

As the body count climbs from Canada's listeriosis outbreak, The Province has learned that B.C. hospitals and seniors' care facilities were serving deli meats to patients despite a 2005 Health Canada warning about the foods' listeria risk.

Deficit Worries Polk Health Care Providers (The Lakeland Ledger)

BARTOW | The projected $15.3 million deficit in Polk County's sales-tax-funded health programs for the uninsured will have ramifications far beyond the people whose jobs will be cut and the thousands enrolled in the Polk Health Care Plan who are losing coverage.

Uninsured Patients Receive Unpredictable, Rationed Access to Health Care: Hospitals Do Not Adhere to Their Own Policies (Newswise)

A case study of three health care institutions with different ownership models found that self-pay patients must navigate a system that provides no guarantees medical centers will follow their own policies for providing uncompensated care.

Hulshof campaign clears up health care plan cost confusion (The Springfield News-Leader)

The cost of U.S. Rep. Kenny Hulshof's health care plan evolved from $50 million at its unveiling in Columbia to $70 million a few hours later in Kansas City.

Tracking care at local hospitals (Napa Valley Register)

Are area hospitals up to par when it comes to treating serious health conditions?