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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Increased medical expenses drag down Anthem's Q2 profit 8:45:00 AM Less than a week after finding out the U.S. Justice Department would seek to block its acquisition of Cigna Corp., Anthem said Wednesday that its second-quarter profit fell more than 9% year over year and it lowered its earnings projections for the... Federal task force finds little evidence to recommend skin cancer body screenings Tuesday, July 26, 2016 2:38 PM Latest guidelines released Tuesday by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force have upheld its 2009 recommendations that found there was not enough evidence to assess the benefits or harms in conducting visual examinations to screen for skin cancer... Sanders endorses Clinton's health policies while some of his supporters resist Tuesday, July 26, 2016 1:55 PM Sen. Bernie Sanders embraced Hillary Clinton's less-than-universal healthcare proposal at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia Monday night. But some of his supporters haven't made that compromise. HHS to fund cybersecurity information exchange Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:20 PM HHS will fund an organization for cybersecurity professionals to exchange information about threats to the healthcare industry's IT systems. The goal is to allow providers, public health agencies and HHS to share information "about... UnitedHealthcare buys Rocky Mountain Health Plans Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:17 PM UnitedHealthcare has acquired Rocky Mountain Health Plans, a not-for-profit insurance provider based in Grand Junction, Colo. Hospitals will pivot to post-acute care to thrive under cardiac bundles Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:04 PM Medicare's accelerating move to bundled payments for episodes of care will drive hospitals and physicians to pay more attention to what happens to patients after they leave. Price transparency eludes consumers in 43 states Tuesday, July 26, 2016 12:01 PM Just seven states achieved a passing grade for making usable healthcare price information available to consumers, according to the 2016 Report Card on State Price Transparency Laws. Struggling with Health Net, Centene will drop many Arizona ACA plans Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:54 AM Massive losses surrounding Health Net's individual exchange plans overshadowed the second quarter at Centene Corp., which almost doubled profit and revenue. As a result, Centene will exit a "considerable amount" of exchange business in... HCA names Heather Rohan president of TriStar Division Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:52 AM Heather Rohan has been promoted to president of HCA's TriStar Division, which includes 16 hospitals in Georgia, Kentucky and Tennessee. She will begin her new role Dec. 1. Express Scripts grows profit despite processing fewer drug claims Tuesday, July 26, 2016 11:51 AM Express Scripts Holding Co. grew its second-quarter profit by 21% even though the pharmacy benefit management company filled fewer prescription drug claims for its customers.

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