Tuesday, 17 May 2016

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Lurie Children's doctors to staff Centegra's new hospital
11:29:04 AM
When Centegra Health System's third hospital opens in northwest suburban Huntley in August, the sickest kids will be treated by doctors from Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.


Facing huge losses, Mount Sinai Beth Israel to downsize
11:19:04 AM
Mount Sinai Beth Israel is close to announcing that it will cut its inpatient capacity after the Manhattan hospital lost hundreds of millions of dollars over the past two years. An announcement is expected within the next two weeks, according to a...


New rules allow insurance discounts in workplace wellness programs
Monday, May 16, 2016 6:16 PM
Employers can offer a maximum incentive of up to 30% of the total cost of self-only coverage if workers and their spouses answer questions about their health or take a physical examination.


Dignity Health dips into the red as Medicaid volume grows
Monday, May 16, 2016 4:43 PM
The San Francisco-based system has been struggling to get ahead of its growing expenses, particularly from salary and benefit costs, supplies and purchased services. Revenue, meanwhile, is increasing at a slower pace.


Steward Health Care faces fines for second year in a row for failing to submit financials
Monday, May 16, 2016 4:40 PM
The Center for Health Information and Analysis, which collects financial data from hospitals and health systems in Massachusetts, fined Steward Health Care System in Boston $37,000 for failing to submit the data on time.


CDC offers states $85 million to fight Zika
Monday, May 16, 2016 1:52 PM
More than $85 milion in federal funding will be made available to help states combat the spread of the Zika virus. As of May 11, more than 500 Zika cases have been reported in the U.S., with more than 1,200 cases throughout the U.S. and its...


Plans will be on the hook if they mistakenly deny transgender patients
Monday, May 16, 2016 12:43 PM
Insurers will not be protected if they mistakenly deny a claim for a transgender patient while the healthcare industry as a whole adjusts to a new federal rule banning discrimination based on sexual orientation.


Supreme Court punts cases over ACA's contraception mandate, wants compromise
Monday, May 16, 2016 12:00 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Monday to punt cases back to lower courts over how religious not-for-profits must respond to the Affordable Care Act's requirement that employers offer employees birth control coverage.


McKesson could see much-needed boost in expanded Wal-Mart deal
Monday, May 16, 2016 11:53 AM
McKesson Corp. announced two deals with big-box chain Wal-Mart Stores that are expected to boost the healthcare giant after recent struggles.


Insurers dive into ACA's exchanges as big names exit
Monday, May 16, 2016 11:50 AM
UnitedHealth Group and Humana are bailing on multiple exchanges that sell individual health insurance, and more than half of the not-for-profit co-ops have closed up shop. But other companies are willingly, and quietly, taking their place.


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