Friday, 8 January 2016

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Community Health Systems delays Quorum Health spinoff
Thursday, January 07, 2016 5:00 PM
Community Health Systems announced its spinoff of small-market hospitals into a new company called Quorum Health Corp. would likely take place before the end of June rather than March, as planned.


Six health insurers vie for Nebraska Medicaid contract
Thursday, January 07, 2016 5:00 PM
Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas, Centene Corp., Meridian Health Plan, UnitedHealthcare and WellCare Health Plans have submitted bids to manage Nebraska's $1.8 billion Medicaid program.


Tennessee merger partners pledge $450 million in community benefit
Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:05 PM
Wellmont Health System and Mountain States Health Alliance, which together own 19 hospitals across four states in southern Appalachia, are promising stepped up investment in community health, workforce training and health IT.


Ruling throws Illinois hospitals' tax exemptions into question
Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:00 PM
An Illinois appeals court has ruled that a law defining what not-for-profit hospitals have to do to get tax breaks is unconstitutional. The ruling is yet another setback for not-for-profit hospitals, which have come under increased scrutiny in...


ACA enrollment tops White House estimate
Thursday, January 07, 2016 4:00 PM
The number of people enrolled in health coverage through the insurance exchanges established under the Affordable Care Act is now 11.3 million, topping what HHS had predicted for the third open-enrollment period with weeks to go before the deadline.


Baystate Health averts operating loss with pension freeze
Thursday, January 07, 2016 3:45 PM
Baystate Health ended the year with an operating gain only after the Massachusetts health system froze its pension benefits, a move that generated enough revenue to offset losses from its health plan.


Leading Envision Healthcare shareholder sheds its stock
Thursday, January 07, 2016 3:42 PM
Envision Healthcare, a giant hospital physician staffing firm, has seen its fifth-largest shareholder, Winslow Capital Management, sell its entire 4.6% stake in the company over the past three months, according to a financial disclosure filed...


Blog: 'My abortion' stories meant to sway Supreme Court, change public perceptions
Thursday, January 07, 2016 3:00 PM
More than 110 prominent members of the legal profession shared stories about their abortions with the U.S. Supreme Court this week to try and persuade it to rule against a Texas law that they say limits access to the procedures.


Doctors question how CDC's voluntary opioid guidelines would really work
Thursday, January 07, 2016 11:01 AM
As providers consider the opioid prescribing guidelines being proposed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one of the issues is whether labeling them as voluntary means doctors would not be bound to them.


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