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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Spread of MERS in South Korea isn't global emergency: WHO 9:00:00 AM The World Health Organization says the spread of a mysterious virus from the Middle East to South Korea doesn't merit being declared a global emergency despite infecting more than 160 people in the biggest outbreak outside the Arabian peninsula. GOP leaders to brief lawmakers on healthcare 8:45:00 AM House and Senate Republican leaders are ready to tell GOP lawmakers about their proposals for responding to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could abruptly halt federal healthcare subsidies for millions of people. Push to change HIPAA laws gains ground with dueling House bills 1:01:00 AM Two House bills address obstacles to sharing information of mentally ill patients with concerned relatives and caregivers. Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) introduced a mental healthcare reform bill that proposes loosening restrictions on record sharing. Antitrust scrutiny, logistics would complicate any large-scale insurer deal 1:01:00 AM Aetna, Anthem, Cigna Corp. and UnitedHealth Group have headlined a frenzied round of consolidation speculation among health insurers. But many of the rumored mergers would face significant external and internal hurdles. Upton aiming for 80% of House to back 21st Century Cures Tuesday, June 16, 2015 6:15 PM House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton (R-Mich.) is aiming to have as many as 350 votes or 80% of the members of the House supporting the 21st Century Cures Act, also known as H.R. 6. CMS eases skilled-nursing rules for some ACOs Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:45 PM New Medicare rules could decrease incentives for hospital overuse and curb visits to low-quality nursing homes. The same rules, however, could boost incentives for misuse of costly skilled-nursing care. Keep meaningful-use requirements, IT experts tell Senate panel Tuesday, June 16, 2015 5:00 PM Three health IT experts told members of a Senate committee Tuesday to stay the course on the federal electronic health-record incentive payment program and its increasingly tough meaningful-use requirements, arguing that the program's benefits... Look to future, not just the past, when investigating medical mistakes Tuesday, June 16, 2015 4:15 PM Instead of simply backtracking after a major incident has happened, healthcare providers should analyze the root cause of "near misses," which are often ignored but could foreshadow potential harms, according to new guidelines from the... Health insurance subsidies not effectively managed: OIG Tuesday, June 16, 2015 4:00 PM The CMS has ineffectively managed the accuracy and control of premium subsidies and cost-sharing reductions in the Affordable Care Act's new health insurance marketplaces, according to a report released Tuesday by HHS' Office of Inspector General. Illinois could rent pieces of HealthCare.gov if subsidies disappear, association says Tuesday, June 16, 2015 3:15 PM Illinois lawmakers should create a state-based health insurance exchange and consider renting certain functions of HealthCare.gov if the U.S. Supreme Court rules against federal subsidies in states that haven't set up their own marketplaces,...

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