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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare CMS feels the heat to change Medicare Part B drug pay plan 1:01:00 AM The pressure is on for the CMS to transform or even drop its recently proposed plan to change the way it pays hospitals and doctors for outpatient drugs covered by Medicare Part B. Comments about the proposed rule are flooding the agency before the... ProMedica files to formally unwind St. Luke's takeover Tuesday, May 03, 2016 4:17 PM ProMedica Health System has started the process of unwinding its 2010 acquisition of St. Luke's Hospital after exhausting legal options to keep the deal alive. Doctor says hospital barred her from speaking to media about abortion Tuesday, May 03, 2016 3:47 PM A doctor is alleging that MedStar Washington Hospital Center has violated her civil rights by barring her from speaking out about abortion, according to a complaint the physician filed with HHS. She also alleges MedStar didn't follow recommended... Press Ganey acquires patient-survey firm Avatar Tuesday, May 03, 2016 3:30 PM Press Ganey has acquired Avatar International Holding Co. as well as its subsidiary, Avatar International. HCA sees slight Q1 earnings gain on bigger volumes Tuesday, May 03, 2016 1:00 PM Earnings at HCA Holdings rose modestly in the first quarter on increases in emergency room visits, outpatient surgeries and admissions. CDC says 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions is unnecessary Tuesday, May 03, 2016 12:50 PM At least 1 in 3 antibiotic prescriptions written in the U.S. is considered unnecessary for the conditions they are used to treat, a new study found. Tight MACRA deadlines could result in doc penalties Tuesday, May 03, 2016 12:47 PM Health IT experts say the tight timelines surrounding a new round of clinical quality and IT measures may result in penalties for some physicians if those measures require significant changes to electronic health records and other systems. CMS grants Texas' short-term Medicaid waiver extension Tuesday, May 03, 2016 12:45 PM The CMS has awarded Texas a 15-month extension waiver that would help cover the unpaid bills of Medicaid-eligible and uninsured patients in the state. The extension prolongs a standoff between Texas and the White House, which was hoping to instead... Docs call MACRA an improvement that has its own challenges Tuesday, May 03, 2016 11:33 AM Physicians speaking at the American Hospital Association annual meeting Tuesday said smaller practices in particular will have trouble with tight deadlines and substantial infrastructure requirements. IMS, Quintiles to merge into $23 billion company Tuesday, May 03, 2016 11:19 AM IMS Health Holdings and Quintiles Transnational Holdings, providers of life science product development services, announced Tuesday that they would merge to create a company valued at more than $23 billion.

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