Thursday, 8 October 2015

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Obama signs law preventing premium hikes under ACA
8:45:00 AM
President Barack Obama has signed legislation aimed at preventing premium increases that some smaller businesses were expecting next year under his signature healthcare law.


Mistrust greets state efforts to mitigate Flint's water woes
1:01:00 AM
After months of foot dragging by state and local officials, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder last week finally took steps to reduce the heightened levels of lead in city of Flint's water supply.


Allscripts promotes CFO Rick Poulton to president
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 6:00 PM
EHR developer Allscripts promoted Chief Financial Officer Rick Poulton to president, the Chicago-based company said Wednesday. He assumes the new title from CEO Paul Black, whose contract the company extended through 2018.


Medicare primary care initiative yields mixed results
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 5:27 PM
The CMS Innovation Center says the 483 medical practices participating in its Comprehensive Primary Care initiative achieved $24 million in gross Medicare savings, but few saved more than what the government paid them to coordinate patients' care.


Legislation would bar Medicare Advantage plans from dropping doctors midyear
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 5:22 PM
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) will reintroduce a bill next week that would prohibit Medicare Advantage insurers from stripping down their provider networks without cause during the middle of the year. The issue has irked doctors and Medicare patients...


Home care industry's request to delay wage rule is denied
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 3:00 PM
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday refused the home healthcare industry's request to the Supreme Court to delay a lower court's ruling to boost wages for many of its workers.


White House's nominee for FDA faces crisis after he removes name from research
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 2:47 PM
Dr. Robert Califf, the White House's nominee for commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, faces new challenges to his confirmation following the revelation that he removed his name from a series of scientific papers he co-authored that were...


Blog: Dialysis providers continue to challenge rating methodology
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 2:13 PM
Kidney-care providers are still battling methods used by the CMS to help dialysis patients evaluate quality at more than 5,500 U.S. treatment centers. The ratings are difficult to understand and are not consistent with other online public-rating...


The wild price variation for women's health services
Wednesday, October 07, 2015 12:00 PM
Studies have shown that irrational prices exist in a variety of healthcare procedures -- from MRIs and cholesterol tests to knee replacement surgeries and angioplasties. Now, we can add an array of women's health services to the list.


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