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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare New rating looks at hospital performance on high-volume procedures 1:01:00 AM Data on how well 4,600 U.S. hospitals perform on three common elective surgeries and two chronic health conditions were made available Wednesday through a new consumer tool from U.S. News and World Report. Thirty-four hospitals earned high... More underinsured as high deductibles proliferate 1:01:00 AM High deductibles are increasingly the reason U.S. households are underinsured and more likely to struggle with medical debt and unmet medical need, the Commonwealth Fund reports. FDA's proposed antibiotic rule called tiny step toward combating superbugs Tuesday, May 19, 2015 6:46 PM The Food and Drug Administration is seeking details from manufacturers of antimicrobials that are used in livestock. It's part of an effort to reduce development of antibiotic-resistant "superbugs" that make drugs used in both animals... Doc group seeks to sort out complex cancer screening guidelines Tuesday, May 19, 2015 5:45 PM The American College of Physicians is trying to clear up confusion over cancer-screening guidelines that have evolved and gotten complicated in recent years. The organization is emphasizing "high-value screening" for breast, colorectal, cervical,... Sutter Health CEO Patrick Fry to retire Tuesday, May 19, 2015 4:22 PM Sutter Health CEO Pat Fry announced today that he will retire after over 30 years with the large Northern California health system. Sutter Health COO Sarah Krevans will succeed him early next year. CBO's new scoring policy could affect federal healthcare programs Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:45 PM The Congressional Budget Office is under new leadership, and the agency made it clear Tuesday that a different type of economic analysis will be used to study the effects of federal spending policies, particularly those in healthcare. That could... House Republicans want Medicare to embrace physician-owned hospitals Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:09 PM GOP lawmakers are pushing to ease the tight restrictions on physician-owned hospitals imposed by the 2010 healthcare reform law, arguing that the rules are shutting down a valuable source of competition. Medtronic reports higher preliminary Q4 revenue after acquiring Covidien Tuesday, May 19, 2015 3:00 PM Medtronic on Tuesday projected $7.3 billion in revenue for the fourth quarter of 2015, marking the company's first results since its acquisition of Covidien in January. Family raised $187M for cancer, spent it on themselves Tuesday, May 19, 2015 1:45 PM A Tennessee man and his family used much of the $187 million it collected for cancer patients to buy themselves cars, gym memberships and take luxury cruise vacations, pay for college tuition and employ family members with six-figure salaries,... FDA seeks to know more about antibiotic use in animals Tuesday, May 19, 2015 12:45 PM The Food and Drug Administration is moving to collect more information on antibiotics used in animals that become meat. It's an effort to stem antibiotic-resistant diseases.

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