| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | GAO will investigate CMS aid to states closing exchanges | | Friday, January 15, 2016 3:15 PM | |
| | Republican lawmakers asked the U.S. Government Accountability Office this week to investigate the CMS' management of state-based exchanges and whether the agency is providing adequate assistance for those shifting to the federally run HealthCare.gov. |
| Blog: Privacy experts say Coburn op-ed misses the mark | | Friday, January 15, 2016 1:30 PM | |
| | Former U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn attacked the federal health information privacy laws haphazardly, according to a privacy legal expert, and egregiously, according to a leading privacy advocate. Experts say that in mentioning specifically the federal... |
| Olympus to begin voluntary recall of its duodenoscopes | | Friday, January 15, 2016 12:19 PM | |
| | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved medical-device maker Olympus' redesigned duodenoscopes. The agency said the changes aim to lower the risk of infections through contamination. |
| Healthcare stocks, markets down as volatile week ends | | Friday, January 15, 2016 12:16 PM | |
| | Hospital stocks tumbled in a volatile market this week as the broader market reacted to the falling price of oil and healthcare investors grow more concerned about hospital performance and the upcoming presidential election. |
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