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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Crunch time at small businesses as healthcare demands loom 9:27:13 AM Companies with 50 to 99 full-time employees must offer affordable insurance to employees and their dependents starting Jan. 1. They must also file tax forms by Jan. 31 detailing the cost of coverage and the names and Social Security numbers of those... Obama requires training for federal employees who prescribe opioids Wednesday, October 21, 2015 7:15 PM In Charleston, W.Va., Obama also called for more access to medication such as buprenorphine, which can treat opioid addiction. Knee-replacement surgery works, but so do nonsurgical options Wednesday, October 21, 2015 6:29 PM People with knees worn out by arthritis will get more pain relief from joint replacement surgery, but it has more risks and there's a good chance that less drastic approaches also would help, according to the first study to strictly test other... A different Epic stays acquisitive in skilled-nursing space Wednesday, October 21, 2015 5:45 PM Pediatric skilled-nursing company Epic Health Services continued its recent acquisition binge with the announcement Tuesday that the Dallas-based firm will buy Medco, an enteral therapy services provider. Enteral therapy provides nutrition for... Community Health Systems sees volume decline, adverse payer mix Wednesday, October 21, 2015 5:22 PM A decrease in same-hospital admissions dragged down profits at Community Health Systems in the third quarter, the company said in a preview of its results late Wednesday. Biogen cutting 11% of its workforce Wednesday, October 21, 2015 3:00 PM Biogen plans to cut about 11% of its workforce as it refocuses its research on treatments for Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis. The company announced the job cuts Wednesday as it boosted its profit outlook and reported a 12.7% jump in... CMS will aid New York's struggling duals demonstration Wednesday, October 21, 2015 2:30 PM The CMS will engage providers in New York in an effort to turn around the state's struggling experiment to coordinate care for low-income and disabled residents eligible for both Medicaid and Medicare. Dual demonstrations around the country continue... 23andMe returns with FDA-approved genetic health tests Wednesday, October 21, 2015 1:43 PM Genetic testing company 23andMe is reintroducing some health screening tools that federal regulators forced off the market more than two years ago because of concerns about their accuracy and interpretation by customers. Rising taxes, declining sales hit St. Jude Medical's bottom line Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:20 PM St. Jude Medical reported a dip in earnings due to rising income taxes and declining sales of implantable cardioverter defibrillators, pacemakers and some cardiovascular products. Holy Cross expands main hospital Wednesday, October 21, 2015 12:00 PM Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, Md., has expanded to better meet the needs of the growing Washington suburb.

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