Thursday, 21 May 2015

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CVS Health buying Omnicare for $12.7 billion
8:45:00 AM
CVS will buy the pharmacy benefits provider Omnicare in a deal valued at about $12.7 billion, putting it in a better position to get its prescriptions to the growing U.S. population living in senior-care facilities.


CareFirst's data hoarding widened reach of data breach
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 9:40 PM
The sophisticated cyberattack against CareFirst Blue Cross and the record-breaking hacks at Premera Blue Cross and Anthem would have a narrower impact if companies didn't retain customer data for so long, experts say.


Fewer kids have severe mental problems; more get help
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:30 PM
Contrary to public perception and horrific cases that make headlines, serious mental problems are declining among the nation's youth, and there has been a big rise in how many are getting help, a new study finds.


Medicare recovery audit program targeted for reform after spike in observation stays
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 7:01 PM
Members of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging called on the CMS during a hearing Wednesday to make changes to Medicare's recovery audit contractor program, which some providers have identified as a driving force behind the rise in...


Accretive Health plans board refresh
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:30 PM
Seven board members of Accretive Health, including company founders Mary Tolan and J. Michael Cline, have resigned or don't plan to run for re-election.


21st Century Cures bill's progress hits possible funding roadblock
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:00 PM
Insiders say lawmakers are no closer to finding common ground on key funding issues that have postponed discussion on the proposed 21st Century Cures Act.


Insurer CareFirst says 1.1 million affected in cyberattack
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:00 PM
CareFirst Blue Cross and Blue Shield, a not-for-profit insurer serving Maryland, Washington and northern Virginia, said Wednesday that it was the target of a sophisticated cyberattack affecting 1.1 million individuals.


As insurers limit access to hep C drugs, patients and doctors bristle
Wednesday, May 20, 2015 3:00 PM
Doctors are finding themselves in tense situations as they try to prescribe new hepatitis C drugs to patients eager for a cure while health plans limit coverage to manage the costs of the medications.


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