Saturday, 21 November 2015

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Insurers reassure investors about ACA exchange business
10:00:00 AM
Health insurers rallied Friday to ease investor and customer concerns about the Affordable Care Act's public insurance exchanges a day after the nation's biggest insurer questioned its future in that still-developing market.


Staffing powerhouse AMN acquires B.E. Smith
Friday, November 20, 2015 5:30 PM
Staffing giant AMN Healthcare Services has acquired B.E. Smith, a provider of interim healthcare leadership, executive search and advisory services.


Forum on drug prices addresses innovation, patient access, affordability
Friday, November 20, 2015 5:15 PM
An HHS forum on prescription drug prices kicked off Friday with a discussion on balancing pharmaceutical innovation with patient access and affordability.


Banner earnings lag on risk-based losses, higher expenses
Friday, November 20, 2015 5:00 PM
Banner Health expected the integration of the University of Arizona Health Network would be challenging. But its third-quarter financial performance also has been stressed by rising expenses and losses in its Medicare Advantage business.


New Jersey hospitals challenge state's approval of health plan
Friday, November 20, 2015 4:30 PM
Seventeen New Jersey hospitals are challenging the state's approval of a healthcare plan that they say harms them and patients by relegating the hospitals to a lower-tier network.


Clinton proposing tax credit to help with healthcare costs
Friday, November 20, 2015 3:24 PM
Hillary Rodham Clinton is proposing a tax credit to help people deal with the rising costs of healthcare, the first in a series of tax benefits the Democratic presidential front-runner will be rolling out in the coming weeks.


CMS may impose minimum provider-network standards for ACA plans
Friday, November 20, 2015 12:12 PM
The CMS has proposed mandating minimum network standards for health plans sold on the federal insurance marketplace in 2017 as part of an effort to handle the broad shift toward narrow provider networks.


Calif. ballot measure on drug prices could spur more state efforts
Friday, November 20, 2015 11:54 AM
The measure, if passed, would require drugmakers to provide discounts to the state at the same rate as the U.S. Veterans Affairs Department, which is about 20%. Drugmakers have mobilized, donating $23 million since Nov. 3 to fight the ballot...


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