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| Military mistakenly shipped live anthrax samples | | | The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday it is investigating what the Pentagon called an inadvertent shipment of live anthrax spores to government and commercial laboratories in as many as nine states, as well as one overseas,... |
| FBI said to probe devices known to spread cancer in women | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 7:00 PM | |
| | Federal investigators are reportedly probing medical devices linked to spreading cancer in women and examining what Johnson & Johnson, at one time the largest manufacturer of laparoscopic power morcellators, knew about the dangers before pulling... |
| New Medicaid rules put states in tough position | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 6:07 PM | |
| | A slew of new quality standards outlined in the 653-page proposed CMS rules are meant to modernize Medicaid managed-care regulation and improve quality of care. But cash-strapped state agencies might not be able to manage the load, experts say. |
| Telemed docs no more or less likely to prescribe antibiotics | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:00 PM | |
| | Antibiotic prescriptions were as frequent among doctors providing care through a telemedicine appointment as physicians who saw patients face-to-face, a new study found. But the types of antibiotics prescribed via telemedicine could increase... |
| New Medicaid medical-loss ratio won't strip insurer profits | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 5:00 PM | |
| | The federal government is loosely capping the profits of Medicaid managed-care insurers. But many large companies already live within the proposed ratio, raising questions about the regulation's influence. |
| Texas Health Resources finances continue to recover from Ebola impact | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:45 PM | |
| | Texas Health Resources continued to demonstrate that it has fully recovered from last year's brush with the Ebola virus, which had only a fleeting impact on its financial performance. The system achieved a higher operating margin in the first... |
| Finley chosen to lead Alameda Health System | | Wednesday, May 27, 2015 3:00 PM | |
| | Delvecchio Finley, CEO at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, will serve as the next CEO of Alameda Health System, a public safety net system that serves California's Alameda County. |
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