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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Aetna tops 3Q profit forecasts, raises 2015 guidance again 8:45:00 AM Aetna joined a growing list of health insurers topping Wall Street's quarterly profit expectations, and it did so despite higher taxes and a number of acquisitions. Healthcare spending grows modestly among commercially insured, except for drugs 1:01:00 AM Overall healthcare spending among patients who get their health insurance from an employer grew at a tepid rate in 2014, but spending on prescription drugs jumped significantly, stemming almost exclusively from pricey hepatitis C drugs. Blog: Novartis backtracks on comments regarding $390 million settlement Wednesday, October 28, 2015 5:37 PM Novartis issued a "clarification" Tuesday on comments attributed to its CEO saying a $390 million federal settlement wouldn't change the company's future behavior. The settlement, which has not been finalized, would resolve charges that... Sophisticated software drives up price of cardiac mapping systems by 50% Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:00 PM The average price that healthcare facilities paid for cardiac mapping systems was 50% higher between June and August as compared with the same period last year. Medicare ACOs get final waivers for Stark, kickback laws Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:00 PM More than three years after the launch of the Medicare Shared Savings Program for accountable care organizations, HHS finalized waivers that help participants avoid tripping federal laws that police financial relationships among physicians and... IPC's revenue spikes, margins shrink Wednesday, October 28, 2015 3:00 PM Hospitalist staffing firm and post-acute-care provider IPC Healthcare announced a spike in net revenue for the quarter ended Sept. 30, as the company prepares to become part of TeamHealth this year. Proposed changes to 340B could drive away a third of participating hospitals Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:18 PM Up to a third of hospitals currently participating in the 340B drug-pricing program say they would consider opting out if proposed regulatory changes are finalized, a leading advocacy group said on Wednesday. Hospitals fall short on ACA charity-care rules Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:16 PM The clock is ticking on new rules under the Affordable Care Act that aim to ensure that hospitals devote more resources to charity care. But the rules don't appear to be yielding the desired effect. Legacy Health and PacificSource Health Plans pursue partnership Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:15 PM Legacy Health, Portland, Ore., and PacificSource Health Plans, Springfield, Ore., will team up in an effort to reduce costs and improve healthcare quality. Few EHRs score well on new AMA usability ratings Wednesday, October 28, 2015 12:11 PM Only three electronic health-record systems got perfect scores for usability—two made by Allscripts and one by McKesson Corp.—out of 20 products rated by the American Medical Association and a group of researchers.

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