| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Obama wants to extend ACA's Medicaid deal to latecomers | | | The Affordable Care Act's promise to pay the full cost of expanding state Medicaid programs runs out this year. But as the number of Republican-led holdouts slowly but steadily wanes, the Obama administration wants Congress to extend the offer. |
| Medicare bundles? No big deal for Kindred and HealthSouth | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 4:15 PM | |
| | Leaders of two big companies in rehabilitation, nursing homes and home healthcare say aren't worried about the financial impact of Medicare's efforts to target their sector for savings. That may surprise federal officials, who hope the initiatives... |
| Number of deadly medical-scope infections much higher than estimated | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:35 PM | |
| | Lawmakers say health insurance claims should carry codes to improve tracking and monitoring of device safety and efficacy after a damning report found the number of deadly infections associated with the use of contaminated medical scopes far exceeds... |
| ACA has yet to boost Medicare preventive screenings | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:27 PM | |
| | Medicare beneficiaries aren't getting more preventive screenings even though the Affordable Care Act makes them available at no out-of-pocket cost, and the CMS is trying to figure out why. |
| Hospitals give mixed report on labor market | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 1:24 PM | |
| | As the nation's labor market improves, hospitals that saw demand for nurses erode their margins last fall, are now aggressively hiring and targeting turnover in a bid to stem further financial strain. |
| New Jersey hospital tax exemption bill could face legal challenges | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 11:17 AM | |
| | New Jersey not-for-profit hospitals are anxiously waiting to see whether Gov. Chris Christie signs a bill solidifying their exemptions from state property taxes, amid increasing scrutiny of such perks. But a state law likely won't end court battles... |
| Devin Jopp steps down as CEO of WEDI | | Wednesday, January 13, 2016 11:14 AM | |
| | The organization helped the nation transition successfully to the ICD-10 code system. WEDI serves the private and public sectors and comprises doctors, hospitals, health plans, laboratories, pharmacies, vendors, government regulators and other... |
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