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12/30/2014: U.S. Bishops Take Aim at Sterilization

9/21/2014: Which Catholics Offer Birth Control? Look to the Insurers

9/17/2014: FTC Wary of Hospital Mergers

8/29/2014: WA clinic funded by public/Catholic partnership will not be religiously restricted

8/26/2014: TX: Catholic teaching hospital to replace publicly-owned hospital set for construction

7/22/2014: WA: PeaceHealth Calls Off Affiliation Plans with Two Public Hospitals

7/08/2014: CT: For-Profit Tenet Healthcare Announces Acquisition of St. Mary's Hospital

7/06/2014: The Risks of Hospital Mergers (Opinion)

7/06/2014: Seattle: Medical Students Express Concerns Over University of Washington, PeaceHealth Collaboration

6/25/2014: Denver: National Jewish, Exempla St. Joseph Finalize Partnership

6/19/2014: Catholic Health Initiatives to Expand its Medicare Advantage Business to 4 More States

6/17/2014: Chicago: Alexian, Adventist Sign LOI to Form Joint Operating Company with 9 Hospitals

6/17/2014: NY: Ellis Medicine and St. Peter's Health Partners to Establish Clinical Network

6/11/2014: WA: Kadlec Health System Announces Affiliation with Providence

6/10/2014: NY: Community Hospital Outside Buffalo to Affiliate with Catholic Health System

6/01/2014: CHI Finalizes Acquisition of Memorial Health System of East Texas

5/23/2014: OK Doctors Get Revised Contract from Catholic Hospital, Questions Remain

5/22/2014: IL: (Catholic) OSF Healthcare Deepens Affiliation with Mendota Community Hospital

5/14/2014: OK: Catholic System Bars Its Name and Logo from Birth Control Prescription Pads

5/01/2014: Hospitals Should Expect Scrutiny of Mergers and Affiliations

4/17/2014: Birth Control Debate at OK Catholic Hospital Lingers

4/04/2014: CA AG Extracts More Pledges from Hoag After Catholic Affiliation Led to Unexpected Abortion Ban

4/01/2014: OK Catholic Hospital Responds to Social Media Outcry Over Birth Control Restrictions

3/31/2014: Mercy Health System Selected to Manage Tulsa's Publicly Owned OSU Medical Center

3/29/2014: OK: Doctors Affiliated with Catholic Hospital No Longer Allowed to Prescribe Birth Control

3/28/2014: WA State Case Study: A Difficult Miscarriage Made Worse By Hospital's Religious Restrictions on Care

3/21/2014: NY: Lewis County General to Affiliate with St. Joseph's in Syracuse

3/03/2014: WI: Abortion's Stigma Still Intimidates in Post-Roe Era

2/23/2014: How Ascension Became One of Nation's Biggest Health Systems

2/22/2014: SW OH Hospitals Pull Back on Abortions

2/21/2014: WA State Officials Want More Oversight of Hospital Affiliations

2/21/2014: Humility of Mary Health Partners Sign LOI with OH's River Valley Health

2/13/2014: CO Agency Will Not Investigate Catholic Hospital's Ban on Abortion Counseling

2/03/2014: Seattle Medical Clinic Chain Agrees to 'Secular' Affiliation with Providence

2/03/2014: (Opinion) Catholic Dominance Over Hospitals Endangers Women

1/01/2014: Bishops Run Catholic Hospitals - And Should Be Liable When Edicts Lead to Error

12/23/2013: WA Hospitals Must Post Policies on Reproduction, End-of-Life Care

12/18/2013: Baylor College of Medicine, Catholic Health Initiatives Joint Venture Gets Fed Clearance

12/16/2013: Benefits Questioned in Tax Breaks for Nonprofit Hospitals

12/11/2013: NYS AG Settlement with 2 Merging Hospitals Protects Reproductive Health Services

12/02/2013: Lawsuit Filed in MI Over Handling of Miscarriage in Catholic Hospital

11/14/2013: IN Catholic Hospital Defies Federal Law Protecting LGBT Visitation Rights

11/14/2013: CO Catholic Hospital Gag Order Under Fire

11/07/2013: Bellingham May End Tax Exemption for Religious Health Care Providers

10/10/2013: Catholic/Secular Partnership in NYS, Most Key Services Preserved

10/03/2013: Catholic Health Partners Buys Kaiser Fdn Health Plan of OH Through Secular Holding Company

9/26/2013: Catholic Health Partners Restructures Summa Deal to Avoid Bishop Review

9/25/2013: Another Catholic/Secular Deal in Washington State

9/01/2013: Defending Death with Dignity in Catholic Hospital Mergers (Guest Column)

8/29/2013: PeaceHealth Wins Affiliation with Two Public Hospitals in WA

8/23/2013: Hospital Affiliation vs. Merger: There is a Difference

8/23/2013: Doctors Urge More Hospitals to Perform Abortions

8/21/2013: WA State AG Affirms Public Hospitals Must Offer Birth Control, Abortion

8/12/2013: New Laws and Rising Costs Create a Surge of Supersizing Hospitals

8/10/2013: Church-state Issues Swirl Around Austin, TX Medical School

8/07/2013: WA Secular/Religious Affiliation Approved, Key Service Preserved Through Unique Governance Structure

8/07/2013: WI AG: Catholic Hospitals Denying Abortion Doctors Admitting Privileges is Federal Violation

8/01/2013: WA Hospital Commissioners Answer Questions About Catholic Bidders

7/23/2013: Catholic Health Systems Making History with Hospital Mergers

7/21/2013: WA Gov'r Sensible Response to Hospital Merger Concerns (Editorial)

7/20/2013: Harrison/Franciscan CON Process Unresolved

7/19/2013: Opponents Speak Out Against Religious Bidders for 3-Public Hospital Deal in WA

7/01/2013: WA Hospital CEO Attempts to Forestall Community Fears over Affiliation

6/21/2013: WA Hospital CEO Tries to Calm Nerves About Pending Affiliation with Catholic System

6/21/2013: Hoag's Underhanded Abortion Ban

6/15/2013: Abortion Advocates Challenge Hoag Ban

6/11/2013: As Doctors, We Oppose Abortion Ban at Hoag

5/26/2013: Catholic Hospital Mergers Put Women's Health At Risk

5/26/2013: UW Medicine Tries to Calm Critics of Link to Catholic System

5/22/2013: Is Catholic Church Taking Over Health Care in Washington State?

5/20/2013: UW Medicine, Catholic Health System Announce Strategic Affiliation

5/06/2013: Fears of a Catholic Monopoly Dominate Talk of WA Hospital Mergers

4/30/3013: Vashon Islanders Express Skepticism Over Franciscan Merger

4/19/2013: St. Luke's System in Houston to Sell to Catholic Health Initiatives

4/17/2013: Seattle Activists Question Health Center Merger with Catholic System

4/11/2013: UAMS, St Vincent Deal: Devil is in the Details, Says Bishop

3/24/2013: ACLU Says Faith-based Hospitals Jeopardize Reproductive, End-of-life Care

3/20/2013: Hospitals' RFP Includes Questions for Religious Health Systems

2/28/2013: Catholic KentuckyOne Health Takes Over University Hospital

1/26/2013: Religious Groups and Employers Battle Contraceptive Coverage Mandate

1/26/2013: Public Hospital Mergers in Skagit County, WA Raise Concerns

1/22/2013: WA Public Hospital Commission Stands By Contract with PeaceHealth

1/18/2013: CO County Commission Discontinues Provision of EC to Low-Income Patients

12/08/2012: Critics Wary of Catholic Teaching Hospital for New University of Texas Medical School

11/17/2012: Vatican Steps into Fray on Catholic Hospital Sale to For-Profit System

11/12/2012: US Bishops Hold Steady on Stance Against Contraceptive Coverage

10/30/2012: Ashland Hospital Deal with Dignity Health Collapses

10/16/2012: Bremerton, WA Hospital Plans to Join Franciscan Health System

10/14/2012: Waterbury Merger Collapses Over ERDs

9/21/201: Agreement Between WA Hospital District & PeaceHealth Raises Concerns

9/15/2012: Proposal to Close Kingston Hospital, Move All Services into Former Catholic Hospital Draws Protest

9/15/2012: Ashland Hospital Merger Runs into Scrutiny

9/13/2012: Recognizing Conscience in Abortion Provision

9/12/2012: OBGYN Providers Feel Pressure to Provide Restricted Care in Louisville

9/05/2012: Waterbury Merger Flounders, Carve-Out Proposal Rejected

8/30/2012: Utica NY: Secular and Religious Hospitals Consider Active Parent Affiliation Model

8/20/2012: For-Profit Chain to Buy Mercy Health System in Maine

8/18/2012: The Economist Examines Catholic Church Finances in America

8/15/2012: A Secular & Religious Health System Announce Affiliation Plans in Orange County, CA

8/15/2012: Crystal City, MO: Mercy Agrees to Buy Jefferson Memorial

7/20/2012: Abington, PA: Merger's Failure is Good Medicine

7/19/2012: Abington Ends Merger Talks with Holy Redeemer

7/15/2012: Laramie, WY Public Hospital Passes Over Religious Partner

7/10/2012: Kingston Hospital to Close, Benedictine Hospital to Become Non-Sectarian

6/28/2012: PeaceHealth Promises No Cutbacks on Women's Health Services

6/05/2012: CHI to Buyout 50 Percent Share Owner of Nine Omaha Hospitals

6/01/2012: CT Governor Says Merger Should Provide Women's Health Care Services

5/21/2012: Waterbury, CT Hospital Merger Would Ban Women's Surgery

5/04/2012: Merged Religious/secular Hospital in Kingston, NY May Close One Campus

5/04/2012: Study: Some OBGYNs Cite Religious Conflict over Care

4/25/2012: Kingston, NY Carve-Out for Repro Services Back on Track

4/24/2012: Waterbury, St. Mary's in Joint Venture w/ For-Profit, Replacement Hospital to Follow ERDs

4/21/2012: Austin's Public Hospital to Be Replaced Using Catholic System Funds

4/21/2012: Santa Fe Merger Negatively Affects Access to Abortion Providers

4/17/2012: OSF Healthcare Gets Approval to Acquire Ottawa Hospital

4/12/2012: FTC Puts Breaks on Rockford Health/OSF Healthcare Merger

4/11/2012: Ashland Community Hospital to Affiliate with Dignity Health

3/23/2012: St. Joseph Picks University of Maryland Medical System as Final Bidder

3/01/2012: Lowell General, Saints Medical to Merge, ERDs to Remain at Saints

2/21/2012: FL County Approved Lease of Hospital to Catholic/For-Profit Joint Venture

2/20/2012: Catholic Hospitals Expand, Religious Strings Attached

2/16/2012: Carve-Out Solution in Kingston, NY Struggles to Keep Abortion Services Available

2/10/2012: President Obama on New Contraception Coverage Rule

1/28/2012: Larger Implications of Catholic Healthcare West's Conversion

1/23/2012: St. Francis, Johnson Memorial to Affiliate

1/23/2012: Catholic Healthcare West Cuts Ties with Catholic Church

1/20/2012: HHS Approves Rule for Near-Universal Birth Control Coverage

1/16/2012: Without Merger, Visions for University Hospital's Future Contrast

12/31/2011: Louisville Merger Rejection Praised by Local Advocates

12/31/2011: Louisville Merger Rejected by KY Governor

12/17/2011: Louisville Merger Documents Released, But Don't Reassure Critics

12/05/2011: Saint Thomas, Capella Healthcare Form Partnership in Tennessee

11/30/2011: Birth Control Coverage Debate Heats Up

11/27/2011: CT Facing a Wave of Hospital Consolidation

11/23/2011: Local Health Board Warns that Louisville Merger May Worsen Health Equity

10/12/2011: Local Health Advocates Question Hospital Affiliation in Seattle

10/10/2011: Catholic Healthcare West to Sell Reno, NV Hospital

10/09/2011: Colorado AG asked to intervene in Case involving 1 Catholic & 2 traditionally secular hospitals

10/05/2011: Large Religious-Secular Hospital Merger in Washington State

9/28/2011: Yale New-Haven to Acquire Hospital of St. Raphael, 1 of 3 CT Deals in Works

9/25/2011: The Cost of Undoing Hospital Mergers

9/25/2011: Plan to Move Tubal Ligations to Another Hospital Criticized

9/08/2011: Church-state Separation Issues in Louisville Merger Case

8/31/2011: Tubal Ligations to be Moved to Baptist East after Louisville Merger

8/26/2011: Anti-abortion Groups Oppose Hospital Merger in Connecticut

8/18/2011: Secular and Catholic Hospitals in Atlanta File for Joint Operating Company

8/04/2011: St. Francis and Johnson Memorial Consider an Affiliation

7/31/2011: Catholic Healthcare Mergers with Hospitals Have Mixed Track Record

7/27/2011: Louisville Hospital Merger will Require State Approval, Says AG

7/25/2011: KY Lawmakers Call on Leadership to Defend Hospital Merger

7/23/2011: Merger Stirs End-of-Life Care Fears

7/21/2011: "Hospital Within A Hospital" Possible Solution for Merger Concerns

7/17/2011: Merger Means Catholic Rules will Bar Tubals at University Hospital

7/05/2011: For-Profit Chain to Buy 7 Catholic Hospitals

6/29/2011: Public Hospital Considers Joining Catholic System in Washington State

6/17/2011: NYS Approves Consolidation of Elmira's Secular & Catholic Hospitals

6/16/2011: Over Objections, Maryland will lease land to Catholic hospital

6/12/2011: Three-System Merger in Louisville Draws Community Scrutiny

6/01/2011: One to Watch - New Affiliation in New York State

6/01/2011: For-Profit Chain Final Bidder for RI Hospital

5/09/2011: Ms. Magazine Blog: Treatment Denied

5/04/2011: New Jersey Rep. Reintroduces EC in ER Bill

5/03/2011: For-Profit Chain Begins Negotiation to Acquire 7 Catholic Hospitals

4/30/2011: 3-Hospital Merger with Carve-Out Gets FTC Approval

4/30/2011: Bishops Call for Defunding State Sex-ed Website

4/29/2011: Appeals Court Overturns Stem Cell Research Ban

4/27/2011: New Study Shows More U.S. Women Using Emergency Contraception

4/15/2011: First Recipient of Stem Cell Treatment Speaks Out

4/10/2011: Termination of Merger in Arizona Celebrated

3/31/2011: AZ Patients' Rights Group Efforts Pay Off: Hospital Calls off Affiliation with Catholic System

3/25/2011: PBS' Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly: Catholic-Secular Hospital Mergers

2/18/2011: Controversial HHS Refusal Regulation Replaced

1/31/2011: Catholic Health Association, Bishops Reach Accord over ERD Interpretation

1/26/2011: New York Times Op-Ed: Tussling Over Jesus

1/20/2011: NWLC Calls on Feds to Investigate Violations of Provider Obligations in Pregnancy Emergency Cases

1/19/2011: Washington Post: Religious Hospitals' Restrictions Spark Conflict, Scrutiny

12/22/2010: ACLU Pushes Feds to Clarify Rules in Wake of Bishop's Action Against Phoenix Hospital

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Wednesday
Nov132013

MergerWatch on Melissa Harris-Perry Show

DateWednesday, November 13, 2013 at 01:44PM

MergerWatch's  Director Lois Uttley recently appeared on an episode of MSNBC’s Melissa Harris-Perry Show to discuss Catholic hospital restrictions. The interview is below in two parts. Don't forget to check out the companion article on MSNBC's site about community resistance to Catholic/secular hospital mergers. It highlights the work of activists and providers involved with three important hospital merger cases in Sierra Vista, AZ; Abington, PA and Skagit County, WA.

Part 1

Part 2

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