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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare House ready to repeal pieces of Obama healthcare law 8:45:00 AM Despite White House veto threats, the House is ready to vote to repeal taxes on medical devices and kill a Medicare advisory board that foes say would ration healthcare as the chamber aims its latest shot at President Barack Obama's healthcare law. Low Medi-Cal payments could weaken expanded coverage for undocumented children Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:53 PM Primary-care providers say an expansion of Medi-Cal coverage to undocumented children in California will help them serve a population that is flooding the system. But some hospital groups point to the low Medi-Cal payment rates as limiting the value... Not-for-profit hospital tax breaks double in a decade, but are they deserved? Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:15 PM The financial benefit that not-for-profit hospitals receive from their tax-exempt status has doubled over the past decade. Yet most of those funds aren't being spent on improving community health, a new study found. FTC preparing guidance for states on supervising regulatory boards Wednesday, June 17, 2015 6:13 PM The Federal Trade Commission plans to offer guidance to states amid confusion over the implications of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the powers of state boards that regulate medical and other professionals. Providence hospital dives into California's water conservation efforts Wednesday, June 17, 2015 5:49 PM Providence St. Joseph Medical Center is joining the list of California hospitals taking steps to minimize water usage during one of the most severe droughts The Golden State has faced. California, Massachusetts find significant problems with Medicaid managed care Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:15 PM Two new reports by state officials find that their respective Medicaid managed-care programs are rife with errors and waste. Blame was pinned on state Medicaid agencies as well as the private health insurers that cover Medicaid beneficiaries. Allergan to buy Kythera for $2 billion Wednesday, June 17, 2015 3:15 PM Dublin-based Botox maker Allergan has agreed to acquire Kythera Biopharmaceuticals for more than $2 billion. Allergan hopes to bank on the medical cosmetic drug firm's recently approved treatment for double chins. Blog: As congressional action looms, eminent informaticists define EHR interoperability Wednesday, June 17, 2015 1:57 PM A pair of noted medical informatics researchers have come up with a five-point definition of what an open, interoperable EHR system must do.

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