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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Demand for mental health services soars amid provider shortage 12:01:00 AM Assuring insurance will pay for mental and behavioral health services is an empty promise if you have to wait a year for an appointment. This is putting increased pressure on primary care providers to treat these conditions.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Lurie Children's eyes $51 million expansion Thursday, December 29, 2016 2:27 PM Lurie Children's Hospital wants to pony up $51 million to add more beds to its crowded Streeterville facility in the heart of the Mag Mile. Heroin surpasses painkillers as the leading cause of overdose deaths Thursday, December 29, 2016 1:47 PM Heroin has become cheaper because there's more of it on the street. At the same time, clinicians are writing fewer prescriptions, making it harder for addicts to get controlled substances. Veterans split on Trump's plans to reform veterans' healthcare Thursday, December 29, 2016 12:19 PM Some veterans groups vehemently oppose President-elect Donald Trump's plan to allow military veterans to seek care from private doctors instead of Veterans Affairs' healthcare facilities. Others welcome the idea of more choice.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Eight states to boost behavioral healthcare through federal demonstration Wednesday, December 28, 2016 1:14 PM Oklahoma, Nevada, Oregon, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Missouri and Minnesota have signed up for an HHS initiative intended to integrate behavioral health services within the primary-care setting. Democrats urge Trump to veto legislation cutting funds for Medicare and Medicaid Wednesday, December 28, 2016 12:12 PM The Democrats' letter warns that an upcoming budget resolution bill aimed at dismantling the Affordable Care Act would likely end guaranteed Medicare benefits by turning Medicare into a voucher, or premium support program.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Charges dropped against 2 doctors in painkiller probe 10:13:21 AM A prosecutor in Wayne County, Indiana has dropped charges against two doctors in an investigation of how drugs were prescribed at an addiction clinic. Value-based insurance coming to millions of people in Tricare Tuesday, December 27, 2016 5:41 PM The annual defense bill authorized a pilot program to test value-based insurance design for people covered by Tricare, the U.S. Defense Department's health benefits program. Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital faces lawsuit over patient-dumping practices Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:55 PM The plaintiffs allege that they were given anti-psychotic medication before they were discharged from Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas. They were allegedly driven to a bus station and were given pre-paid tickets. Rawson-Neal was sued in... Judge drops Blue Shield of California class-action suit over hep C drug denials Tuesday, December 27, 2016 3:13 PM The U.S. District Court judge wrote in an opinion that because Blue Shield recently changed its policies to broaden coverage for Harvoni, the plaintiffs' claims are now moot. Incoming Congress immediately will pick up Obamacare repeal Tuesday, December 27, 2016 2:16 PM A bare-bones budget resolution acting as a vehicle to dismantle the Affordable Care Act will get a House floor vote the week of Jan. 9, according to a memo from Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), the incoming chairman of the House Energy and Commerce... Food and Drug Administration final guidance protects medical devices from hacks Tuesday, December 27, 2016 1:38 PM Devicemakers should develop "a structured and comprehensive program to manage cybersecurity risks" even after their products are sold. The FDA has been criticized for making suggestions instead of strongly regulating medical devices. The cost of malpractice cases at Chicago's two public hospitals: $160 million -- and counting Tuesday, December 27, 2016 12:01 PM In early 2012, Linda Myers, a 60-year-old cancer patient, was vomiting and choking just before receiving a CAT scan at Cook County's Stroger Hospital. Self-employed people worry about ACA repeal Friday, December 23, 2016 8:48 PM Self-employed people say uncertainty about an ACA replacement is making it impossible for them to plan their business lives. They worry they might have to give up their businesses and find jobs with health coverage.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare FTC sides with Iowa physician assistants in supervision dispute Thursday, December 22, 2016 3:30 PM The Federal Trade Commission says Iowa should continue allowing physicians to determine how they will supervise assistants based on their individual practice and the physician assistant's experience. The state medical board wants stricter... Enrollment slows, but Medicare Advantage still 'only safe game in town' for insurers Thursday, December 22, 2016 3:29 PM While Medicare Advantage plans added nearly 900,000 members in 2016, enrollment is growing at a slower pace. Still, experts say the future of Medicare Advantage will be lucrative for insurers. CHI's interim operating chief faces daunting turnaround Thursday, December 22, 2016 1:00 PM Anthony Jones, a hospital turnaround consultant tapped by Catholic Health Initiatives as its interim operating chief, got a glimpse of the work ahead in a first-quarter operating loss of $217.8 million. Medicare offers hospitals cash to rev up cardiac rehab participation Thursday, December 22, 2016 12:58 PM The CMS is about to try rewarding hospitals that can get eligible patients to show up for cardiac rehabilitation. But cardiologists think it will take something more creative than financial incentives to get some patients to go.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Senators urge action to block drastic drug price hikes 12:27:11 AM Angered by skyrocketing drug prices, a pair of senators on Wednesday urged Congress to block companies from cornering the market on old, off-patent drugs. Not dead yet? Obama administration reports surge in ACA enrollment Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3:21 PM HHS has seen a major increase in the number of people who have selected plans on HealthCare.gov compared with this time last year. Nearly 6.4 million have selected plans that will begin Jan. 1. Dignity Health considers joint venture with San Francisco teaching hospital Wednesday, December 21, 2016 3:02 PM Dignity has entered talks with an academic medical center while still negotiating a possible mega-merger with Catholic Health Initiatives. Dignity's operating performance swung to a $30.8 million gain in the most recent quarter from a $47.5 million... Cleveland Clinic CEO Toby Cosgrove named as contender for Trump's VA pick Wednesday, December 21, 2016 12:39 PM Cosgrove was among prospective cabinet picks who met with President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday and is reportedly a contender to lead the Veterans Affairs Department. Chicago health providers join search for causes and cures for gun violence Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:37 AM A Chicago health system is part of a new collaborative striving to find evidence-based interventions to counter the unyielding gun violence in many of the city's communities. Back-end technology remains a challenge for MACRA rollout Wednesday, December 21, 2016 11:26 AM HHS' Office of Inspector General says the CMS has made significant progress on implementing Medicare's new payment framework for physicians. But the watchdog agency also named technology systems as a critical challenge still ahead.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare HIMSS CEO Stephen Lieber to retire next year Tuesday, December 20, 2016 4:02 PM H. Stephen Lieber, longtime president and CEO of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, is retiring at the end of 2017. Longtime California Hospital Association CEO to retire in 2018 Tuesday, December 20, 2016 3:24 PM C. Duane Dauner, the leader of the California Hospital Association since 1985, is retiring at the end of 2018. A nationwide search for his replacement will begin in early January. Doctors argue leadless pacemakers deserve broader Medicare coverage Tuesday, December 20, 2016 1:50 PM Physicians want wider Medicare coverage for leadless pacemakers, arguing the current reimbursement proposal puts the device out of reach for too many patients. Iasis posts losses in farewell to Arizona insurance exchanges Tuesday, December 20, 2016 1:03 PM Iasis Healthcare is making a year-end exit from the Arizona insurance exchanges but not before racking up more big losses on the business. It contributed the largest share of a $76.3 million net loss from continuing operations in the company's... Walgreens, Rite Aid shed 865 stores to close $9.4 billion deal Tuesday, December 20, 2016 11:58 AM Walgreens and Rite Aid will sell 865 stores to rival retailer Fred's for $950 million, potentially removing the final roadblock thwarting a tie up between the nation's largest and third-largest drugstore chains.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Trump's conservative pick for budget director will help guide ACA repeal Monday, December 19, 2016 12:03 PM South Carolina Republican Mick Mulvaney is the co-founder of the strongly conservative House Freedom Caucus and will push for repeal of the Affordable Care Act as well as cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Ochsner Health drops joint venture plans with Baton Rouge General Monday, December 19, 2016 10:57 AM New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System and Baton Rouge (La.) General have canceled a deal that would have integrated four of Ochsner's Baton Rouge area hospitals with Baton Rouge General. The systems also would have jointly operated 31 clinics. Renewed Tennessee Medicaid waiver will limit uncompensated-care funds Monday, December 19, 2016 9:44 AM The Obama administration and Tennessee officials have broken their impasse over the future of federal funding that subsidizes uncompensated care provided by the state's hospitals. Data suggest New York hospital prices depend on leverage, not quality Monday, December 19, 2016 9:13 AM Hospitals with bargaining muscle in the state of New York are getting paid 1.5 to 2.7 times as much for care by insurers as the lowest-priced hospitals in the same market, a new study shows. The prices did not equate to better or lesser quality. Female doctors' patients may have lower death and readmission rates Monday, December 19, 2016 8:53 AM A new study estimates that 32,000 fewer patients would die every year if patient outcomes under male physicians matched those of female physicians.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare BREAKING: CMS finalizes 2018 exchange rules ahead of Trump administration Friday, December 16, 2016 4:52 PM The CMS has made a handful of final changes to the Affordable Care Act's health insurance marketplaces for 2018, just a little more than a month before Donald Trump takes over the White House and congressional Republicans move to repeal the... Pfizer says US drops bold warning from anti-smoking pill Friday, December 16, 2016 3:51 PM The FDA has removed a bold-letter warning about risks of dangerous psychiatric side effects from Pfizer's anti-smoking drug Chantix. Shares of New York-based Pfizer Inc. fell 12 cents to $32.62 in afternoon trading. FDA bans most powdered medical gloves due to health risks Friday, December 16, 2016 2:05 PM The ban should have little impact on prices or availability of substitutes, since the market share for powdered gloves has been declining for at least the past 16 years. Could a provision in the Cures Act help stabilize the ACA exchanges? Friday, December 16, 2016 12:39 PM At the very end of the 996-page 21st Century Cures Act, buried behind sweeping legislation to speed up cures for cancer and fight the opioid crisis, is a little provision that could help balance out the imperiled health insurance exchanges. Connecture CFO James Purko to leave the company Friday, December 16, 2016 12:33 PM Connecture, a technology company that creates online health insurance exchanges, said Wednesday that its CFO James Purko is leaving the company at the end of the month to pursue other opportunities. The opportunity in CMS' dual-eligibility ACO model Friday, December 16, 2016 12:19 PM Serving patients eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid will allow ACOs to expand the services they offer, some say. Metro Health looks to grow as it finalizes deal with UM Health System Friday, December 16, 2016 12:17 PM Terms of the transaction were not immediately available, but sources told Crain's the deal would make 208-bed Metro Health a wholly owned subsidiary of UMHS. The Metro Health board would retain some local control. The latest jabs in Advocate, NorthShore fight to merge Friday, December 16, 2016 11:39 AM In their attempt to persuade a federal judge to support their union, Advocate Health Care and NorthShore University HealthSystem said in a new court filing that the court should look at the likely impact of their merger: lower prices for consumers...

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