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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Abbott denies report of plans to bid $25 billion for St. Jude 10:00:00 AM An Abbott spokesman said Thursday that the company is not preparing to buy rival St. Jude Medical, a medical device company for $25 billion as reported Thursday morning by the Financial Times. Blog: Do patients held for observation skew performance on quality measures? 9:00:00 AM Just how much success have hospitals had in their efforts to prevent patients from returning soon after leaving? Perhaps not as much as reported, two physicians argue at the blog for health policy journal Health Affairs. Amputees decry Medicare payment overhaul for artificial feet 8:45:00 AM Famous people don't often get involved with Medicare payment policy, but a Boston Marathon bombing survivor and a former U.S. senator who lost a leg in wartime service have joined an industry campaign to block new requirements for artificial legs... Life Flight pioneer, TV personality Dr. James 'Red' Duke dies Wednesday, August 26, 2015 6:08 PM Dr. James "Red" Duke died Tuesday at the age of 86. The healthcare TV personality pioneered Life Flight and was a responder the day President John F. Kennedy was shot. Average premiums of Florida's individual ACA plans to rise 9.5% Wednesday, August 26, 2015 5:45 PM The price of health plans sold on and off Florida's insurance exchange will go up an average of 9.5% next year, Florida's Office of Insurance Regulation said Wednesday. The final rates vary widely by insurer and type of plan. Presbyterian Healthcare Services sees continued boost from Medicaid managed care Wednesday, August 26, 2015 5:00 PM Presbyterian Healthcare Services, Albuquerque, reported strong growth in its health plan operations in the second quarter of 2015, building on the benefit it has seen since winning a Medicaid managed-care contract two years ago. VA unsuccessful in connecting patients and psychiatrists Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:34 PM The Veterans Affairs Department "has not been fully effective" in its hiring practices or its use of existing personal to improve veterans' access to psychiatrists, according to a report by the VA inspector general. Blog: Arkansas' expansion a win, but future hangs in political uncertainty Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:30 PM As the future of Medicaid expansion in Arkansas is decided by a Republican governor who remains on the fence about the measure backed by Democrats, an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation has found that it's been a resounding success. 80% of health IT leaders say their systems have been compromised Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:00 PM Malware and botnets were the external attack vectors most commonly cited as breaching security at health plans and provider organizations. Blog: States stinting on treatment funding as heroin addiction takes off Wednesday, August 26, 2015 12:00 PM Some elected officials say we can't afford to pay for addiction treatment while an explosion of heroin use ripples through the nation, siphoning healthcare dollars and overwhelming prisons.

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