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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare McConnell moves ahead with bipartisan stopgap spending bill 8:45:00 AM The Senate's top Republican moved swiftly to avoid a government shutdown in six days, pushing legislation that would keep agencies operating without a contentious fight over money for Planned Parenthood. High deductibles more common in exchanges than in employer plans 1:01:00 AM The Affordable Care Act created an individual market with premium subsidies on par with the dominant employer-based market, but the new plans are more likely to have high deductibles, according to a new Commonwealth Fund survey. Catholic hospitals hear Pope Francis' call to help the poor 12:45:00 AM Pope Francis pleaded Thursday for aid to "all those people around us who are trapped in a cycle of poverty." Catholic healthcare leaders heard the words as a call for them to do more. Granger Cobb, former Emeritus CEO, dies Thursday, September 24, 2015 7:32 PM Granger Cobb, the former CEO of senior living company Emeritus Corp. before it was acquired by Brookdale Senior Living, died this week, Brookdale disclosed in a news release. His age and cause of death were not immediately available. Dignity sees return from higher patient volume, new care models Thursday, September 24, 2015 4:00 PM An increase in patient volume boosted Dignity Health's operating margin in its fiscal 2015. The San Francisco-based system also continued to benefit from the return of California's provider fee program, which supplements Medicaid payments to... EHR costs squeeze independent doc practices Thursday, September 24, 2015 3:30 PM Independent practices acquired by hospitals are seeing operating costs spike as they try to keep up with the federal electronic health-record requirements, according to a report released Thursday by the Medical Group Management Association. Audit finds slipshod cybersecurity at HealthCare.gov Thursday, September 24, 2015 3:15 PM The government stored sensitive personal information on millions of health insurance customers in a computer system with basic security flaws, according to an official audit that uncovered slipshod practices. Pope's visit leads to logistical challenges for Philadelphia hospitals Thursday, September 24, 2015 2:15 PM Three hospitals in the University of Pennsylvania Health System have spent months planning for the Saturday visit of Pope Francis, whose affinity for embracing the sick led to an even greater level of preparedness. Physicians take on climate change, excessive force as public health issues Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:19 PM The American Academy of Family Physicians' Congress of Delegates meets in Denver next week to elect new leaders and consider the adoption of dozens of resolutions. Among them are a pledge to address climate change and use of excessive force as... Not enough research means Essure use should be limited Thursday, September 24, 2015 12:09 PM A panel of independent experts Thursday told the U.S. Federal Drug and Drug Administration that not enough research was done to prove the safety of a permanent female sterilization device it approved 13 years ago, and that it should limit its use.

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