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| Alaska governor defies legislature to expand Medicaid | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:40 PM | |
| | Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, put the state on track to become the 30th to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. He announced Thursday he would use his executive power to extend eligibility to as many as 40,000 low-income... |
| Accretive explores options after rejecting bid from Ascension | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 6:40 PM | |
| | Accretive Health, the beleaguered revenue-cycle management firm, is evaluating its next move after turning down a takeover offer from Ascension Health. The Chicago-based company is working with law firm Kirkland & Ellis as it undertakes a strategic... |
| How New Hampshire took the guesswork out of healthcare costs | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:19 PM | |
| | Many view price and quality transparency as fundamental to moving the U.S. to a true consumer-driven healthcare market. New Hampshire started down that road a decade ago and the state, recently recognized as the nation's transparency leader, offers... |
| Vaccinemakers have fingers crossed for this flu season | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 5:11 PM | |
| | U.K.-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announced Thursday that it has started shipping its Fluarix flu vaccine to U.S. pharmacies and healthcare providers. Last year's ineffective vaccinations are top of mind as drugmakers and physicians hope this... |
| Bon Secours sees return on physician, ambulatory investments | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 4:58 PM | |
| | Bon Secours Health System's strategy of hiring new physicians and focusing on its ambulatory care is finally starting to pay off. For the nine-month period ended May 31, Bon Secours reported an operating surplus of $86.2 million on $2.7 billion in... |
| Most home health agencies get mediocre ratings | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 3:45 PM | |
| | On a star-rating scale ranging from one to five, with five being the best, the national average for more than 9,000 home health agencies is three, according to new federal data released Thursday. |
| Northwestern Memorial sees revenue boom, higher expenses | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:51 PM | |
| | Northwestern Memorial HealthCare's acquisition of Cadence Health continued to pay dividends for the Chicago-based not-for-profit during the quarter ended May 31, as large hospitals across the country scoop up smaller shops. But Northwestern's... |
| Lower medical spending, Optum boost UnitedHealth's second quarter | | Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:30 PM | |
| | There appears to be no slowing down the country's largest health insurance company. UnitedHealth Group's profit soared by double digits in the second quarter, driven by higher membership, lower medical claims and large growth in its Optum business. |
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