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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare South Korea reports 2 deaths from MERS virus 8:45:00 AM South Korea on Tuesday confirmed the country's first two deaths from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome as it fights to contain the spread of a virus that has killed hundreds of people in the Middle East. Upcoding in Medicare Advantage may cost government $5 billion a year Monday, June 01, 2015 7:05 PM The government is paying an extra $5 billion a year to Medicare Advantage plans because of upcoding, according to a new working paper posted in the National Bureau of Economic Research. Highmark acquires Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania Monday, June 01, 2015 6:15 PM Pittsburgh health insurer Highmark closed on a deal for Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, expanding its market and its size. 'Wellville' healthier communities project starts to collect data Monday, June 01, 2015 6:09 PM Data collected in five American towns seeks to improve health outcomes in those communities over the next five years. The Way to Wellville project aims to bring better food, quality early childhood education and a host of other positive health... Providers want CMS to slow down EHR superhighway Monday, June 01, 2015 5:47 PM Hospitals are imploring CMS to slow down its pace as it works to have providers adopt and meaningfully use electronic health records. Medicaid cost-sharing demonstrations have netted little revenue so far Monday, June 01, 2015 5:15 PM Three states that require low-income adults to pay premiums or other cost-sharing to participate in their Medicaid expansion programs have collected modest sums so far. Trinity Health reports growth in patient volume, capitation revenue Monday, June 01, 2015 4:31 PM Trinity Health is continuing to see benefits from growing patient volume and its recent acquisitions, but the system's expenses are growing just as fast as it reinvests in its operations. New efforts aimed at precision cancer medicine presented at ASCO Monday, June 01, 2015 4:00 PM New initiatives will seek to better target therapies for cancer patients with the use of both treatments that are based on the genetic makeup of the disease, as well as an educational effort intended to help physicians in their clinical decisions. Judge temporarily bars new telemedicine rule in Texas Monday, June 01, 2015 1:00 PM Telemedicine company Teladoc may continue -- for now -- to treat patients in Texas remotely without having physicians meet them face to face first, a federal judge decided Friday. Theriault to step down as Walgreen CIO Monday, June 01, 2015 12:47 PM Walgreens Boots Alliance announced Monday that Tim Theriault, executive VP and global CIO, will step down for personal reasons. Anthony Roberts, who has served as Alliance Boots' senior VP and international CIO since 2012, will assume the role of...

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