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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare BREAKING: Providers must report Medicare overpayments going back six, not 10 years 9:35:54 AM CMS has finalized a controversial rule that will require providers to return Medicare overpayments. The rule, first proposed in 2012, alarmed many healthcare organizations when it floated the idea that providers would be liable for returning... Burwell says administration is doubling down on drug price, opioid battles Wednesday, February 10, 2016 5:00 PM The fiscal 2017 budget proposal from the White House would allow the HHS secretary to negotiate the prices of biologics for Medicare patients and would more quickly close the "doughnut hole" coverage gap. Blog: To curb inappropriate antibiotic prescribing, researchers try a little social psych Wednesday, February 10, 2016 4:00 PM If you want physicians to cut back on antibiotic overprescribing, don't just give them guidelines, add a little social manipulation. At least, that's what researchers comparing the effectiveness of various interventions for inappropriate outpatient... WellCare craves M&A opportunities and has money to spend Wednesday, February 10, 2016 3:30 PM WellCare executives are getting "formal M&A training" this month and will eventually scour the marketplace for promising Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans. The insurer has been storing surplus cash and now has $1.25 billion of... Cerner opens sandbox for SMART on FHIR interoperability development Wednesday, February 10, 2016 2:00 PM The up-and-coming SMART and FHIR health information interoperability protocols got another boost this week. Cerner Corp. on Wednesday unveiled an online sandbox for mobile app and other developers to use the twin tools to interact with its... Dementia rates decline in study, but causes remain unclear Wednesday, February 10, 2016 12:17 PM While a new study shows the dementia incident rate dropped on average 20% per decade since the 1970s, the actual reasons for the decline aren't fulled understood. Preventative factors, such as improvements in cardiovascular health and early... Senators debate details of mental health bills and again clash on gun control Wednesday, February 10, 2016 11:38 AM Democrats and Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee agreed Wednesday that the country's behavioral health system and criminal justice system need overhauling, but weren't in lockstep on the legislative vehicle to do so. Centene still waiting for final Health Net approval in California Wednesday, February 10, 2016 11:25 AM Centene Corp. continues to fight for regulatory approval over its Health Net acquisition, and the insurer is banking on a March 1 closing date.

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