Thursday, 21 January 2016

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House GOP subpoenas Treasury's Lew on 'Obamacare' papers
7:45:00 AM
Two top House Republicans have subpoenaed Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, seeking documents involving payments to insurance companies to lower out-of-pocket costs for some people enrolled under the Affordable Care Act.


Gov. Christie rejects N.J. hospital tax exemption bill
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 6:00 PM
New Jersey hospitals fear that Gov. Chris Christie's veto of a bill mandating not-for-profit hospitals contribute to local municipalities instead of paying property taxes could lead to years of costly litigation.


Congress subpoenas price-hiking pharma exec Martin Shkreli, who takes the Fifth
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:39 PM
Martin Shkreli, reviled former CEO at Turing Pharmaceuticals, has invoked the Fifth Amendment in refusing to produce documents subpoenaed by a Senate committee investigating drug-pricing practices, the panel's chairwoman said Wednesday.


Express Scripts is accused of antitrust violation by compounding pharmacies
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 4:37 PM
Express Scripts has been named in a lawsuit alleging the company and other major pharmacy benefits managers have colluded to limit coverage to drugs produced by compounding pharmacies.


Tenet's treaty with big investor harkens back to stockholder's activist history
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:45 PM
The large investor that Tenet Healthcare Corp. made a temporary peace treaty with this week has a well-earned reputation for activism in hospital companies.


California's state exchange brings in patients, especially for Kaiser
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:15 PM
Thousands of people who bought health insurance through California's individual marketplace are accessing healthcare services at hospitals in the state, according to a report released this week.


Interoperability hurdles impede ACOs
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 3:15 PM
For accountable care organizations, a lack of interoperability between their health information technology systems and those of providers outside their ACOs is the No. 1 challenge they face, a new survey of ACOs found.


Insurers lose, injured beneficiaries win in Supreme Court decision
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:00 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to insurance plans and a victory to injured beneficiaries in an 8-1 decision Wednesday that limits the circumstances under which plans may recover money from beneficiaries who win cash in court for their...


MedAssets/Precyse tie-up Pamplona announces CEO, leadership team
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:03 PM
J. Joel Hackney Jr. will lead Pamplona Capital Management, the new company created by MedAssets' revenue-cycle merger with Precyse, a health information management, services, technology and education company.


Fairview Health Services acquires insurer PreferredOne
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 1:00 PM
Fairview Health Services, Minneapolis, announced the health system bought out its joint venture partners in insurer PreferredOne.


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