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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare CMS says states can fight Zika with Medicaid funds Wednesday, June 01, 2016 7:19 PM States will be allowed to use Medicaid funding to fight the spread of the Zika virus with mosquito repellent, contraception, family planning services and other preventive measures, the CMS said Wednesday. Zika-infected baby delivered at Hackensack University Medical Center Wednesday, June 01, 2016 6:16 PM A baby was delivered premature by cesarean section Tuesday at Hackensack University Medical Center in New Jersey. The mother, a Honduran woman infected with Zika gave birth to a baby girl with birth defects caused by the virus, her doctor said... Facing budget ax, Louisiana hospitals welcome looming Medicaid expansion Wednesday, June 01, 2016 3:54 PM One of the nation's poorest, least-insured and unhealthiest states is launching a major effort to expand Medicaid coverage to hundreds of thousands of low-income residents. Healthcare providers there say it can't happen soon enough. And Republican... Patient records hijacked in New Mexico clinics' bankruptcy Wednesday, June 01, 2016 2:25 PM The former patients of a bankrupt chain of clinics in New Mexico are having trouble accessing their medical records, and legal experts say consumers may have little recourse. Playboy CEO abruptly replaces longtime head of eHealth Wednesday, June 01, 2016 12:10 PM Struggling private health insurance exchange eHealth abruptly shuffled top leadership this week, appointing Scott Flanders as its new CEO. Forest Park's troubles are HCA's gain in Dallas Wednesday, June 01, 2016 11:43 AM HCA will purchase the assets of a closed luxury hospital in Dallas as the hospital giant continues to expand in north Texas. HCA North Texas is one of HCA's fastest-growing regions. In includes 16 hospitals, 79 patient-care sites, more than 5,500... National study shows decreased rate of catheter-associated UTIs Wednesday, June 01, 2016 11:41 AM In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, 603 hospitals decreased the rate of catheter-associated urinary tract infections by employing a team-based approach. Medicaid advisory panel adopts new conflict-of-interest standards Wednesday, June 01, 2016 11:37 AM In an effort to appease Republican lawmakers and address recent concerns of bias, a panel that advises Congress on Medicaid policies has adopted a sweeping new conflict-of-interest policy. The moves are meant to bring closure to a perceived bias and... Health insurance mega-deals aren't winning over a key party: large employers Wednesday, June 01, 2016 11:35 AM Federal and state insurance regulators are determining the fate of the pending health insurance mergers, and many large employers won't be disappointed if officials torpedo the deals.

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