Wednesday, 30 September 2015

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DaVita maps bid to consolidate Brazil's dialysis market
6:00:00 AM
DaVita HealthCare Partners announced Wednesday that it will expand its international operations to Brazil, taking advantage of recent legislation opening the country's healthcare services to foreign players.


Most Americans want end-of-life talks with doctors, but few have had them
1:01:00 AM
Most Americans say doctors should talk with their patients about their healthcare options at the end stage of life and that Medicare and private insurance should pay for those conversations. Despite such views, a new poll finds relatively few report...


Hospital, outpatient prices for privately insured vary widely
1:01:00 AM
A new analysis of prices private insurers pay for healthcare services may fuel the already mounting consumer demand for transparency from payers and providers.


Clinton says no to 'Cadillac tax'
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 7:00 PM
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that she opposes the Affordable Care Act's controversial "Cadillac tax" on high cost, employer-sponsored health insurance plans. She said its repeal would build upon...


Hospitals, doctors rip insurance deals at Capitol Hill hearing
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 5:45 PM
The CEOs of Aetna and Anthem returned to Capitol Hill on Tuesday to defend their respective transactions to House members, the second such congressional hearing in a week, but hospitals and doctors said the deals remain unjustified and deserve sharp...


CMS awards $685 million to aid providers in transformation efforts
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 4:00 PM
The CMS Innovation Center is awarding $685 million to more than three dozen physician groups, health systems and other organizations for training, education and investment in information technology, care coordination and quality-improvement efforts.


Heart attack care and outcomes are worse for women
Tuesday, September 29, 2015 1:07 PM
Women receive significantly fewer aggressive treatments after a heart attack than men despite the fact that a greater percentage of women die from the events. Researchers say gender differences will play a greater role as healthcare moves toward an...


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