| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | HHS touts health plan choice, affordability despite rising premiums | | Friday, October 30, 2015 6:00 PM | |
| | The average premiums of popular health insurance plans sold on HealthCare.gov will rise much more rapidly next year than in 2015. HHS maintains that people will still have plenty of affordable options, but some locales will see higher prices and... |
| Humira sales helped double AbbVie's profits | | Friday, October 30, 2015 4:15 PM | |
| | AbbVie's third-quarter earnings more than doubled in a performance that topped expectations, and the drugmaker's forecast for 2016 and beyond helped send its shares soaring on Friday. |
| Is Walgreens circling the PBM market? | | Friday, October 30, 2015 4:00 PM | |
| | With its recent acquisition of Rite Aid, Walgreens re-enters the increasingly in-demand pharmacy benefits management services market. Experts say that could be a sign of larger things to come, like increased power to lower drug prices. |
| LifePoint boosts net income with cost control, new deals | | Friday, October 30, 2015 3:30 PM | |
| | In a quarter when many investors had braced themselves for bad news, LifePoint Health bested expectations, highlighting strong cost controls and the benefit of acquisitions even amid same-hospital admission declines. |
| A few blips mar ICD-10 rollout | | Friday, October 30, 2015 1:00 PM | |
| | While overall claims processing under ICD-10 appears to be going smoothly, reports from the field indicate there are a few problem areas that still need fixing. |
| Profit at Medicaid insurer Molina multiplies further | | Friday, October 30, 2015 1:00 PM | |
| | Molina Healthcare's third-quarter earnings were approximately three times higher than at the same point last year, further fueling the Medicaid managed-care company's highly profitable year. |
| Final two-midnight rule dismisses suggestions on 'physician judgment' | | Friday, October 30, 2015 12:26 PM | |
| | The CMS is standing by the controversial two-midnight rule and will not be implementing changes proposed by industry and policy stakeholders, including a popular suggestion to create a one-midnight rule. The agency will also allow physicians to... |
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