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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare N.Y. state senators to examine Health Republic failure 7:45:00 AM Two New York state senators plan to examine the failure of the insurance cooperative Health Republic, which got behind financially and shut down last year. NuVasive acquires Ellipse Technologies to expand into pediatric market Tuesday, January 05, 2016 5:27 PM NuVasive, a San Diego-based medical device company that makes products for spine surgery, has acquired Ellipse Technologies in a deal that could be worth up to $410 million. Aetna departure delivers second big blow to AHIP Tuesday, January 05, 2016 4:15 PM Another top-five health insurance company is ditching the industry lobbying group as a new CEO attempts to right the ship. HHS test will try addressing social needs to improve health Tuesday, January 05, 2016 4:15 PM The effort reflects the government's ambition to shift the industry toward value-based payment models as well as an acknowledgement that social factors, not just the quality of healthcare services, determine the health of a community. Blog: Location, location, location may impact hospital readmission rates Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:27 PM The socio-economic status of patients may explain some of the variation in hospital 30-day readmission rates. But it's the quality of the facilities where patients go when they are discharged that could play a key role, according to a study... Medicare Advantage, Part D fines slow in 2015 Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:25 PM The CMS jumped out of the gate in 2015 with a spate of fines for noncompliant Medicare Advantage and Part D plans, but that pace didn't hold up for the rest of the year. Prime donates Calif. hospital to not-for-profit affiliate Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:17 PM Prime Healthcare Services, a for-profit hospital system, donated an acute-care hospital in California to Prime Healthcare Foundation, the system's not-for-profit affiliate. ACA complications, elections cloud for-profit hospital outlook Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:06 PM Fitch Ratings says in a new report that uncertainty about the Affordable Care Act's insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansion and presidential campaign politics could affect markets for for-profit hospitals in the year ahead. Obama's actions on guns could bolster mental health bills before Congress Tuesday, January 05, 2016 1:02 PM President Barack Obama announced $500 million in new federal funding to expand access to mental health treatment. Advocates hope it will help facilitate passage of two bills, including one that would create an assistant secretary for mental health...

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