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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare CMS will test paying more for skilled nursing to curb hospital readmissions Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:44 PM Industry stakeholders say the new CMS initiative for skilled-nursing facilities acknowledges the role of post-acute-care facilities in improving quality of care, and the success of the bundled-payment model. Bill to delay bundled joint replacement payments introduced Thursday, March 24, 2016 5:00 PM Lawmakers won't be in regular session again, however, until after the rule is scheduled for implementation. Centene completes Health Net deal after protracted review Thursday, March 24, 2016 4:00 PM It took almost two months longer than expected, but Medicaid insurer Centene Corp. finally closed on its Health Net deal after winning approval from skeptical California regulators. Southwestern Health Resources prepares for launch, installs management team Thursday, March 24, 2016 3:57 PM Southwestern Health Resources, the joint operating company formed by UT Southwestern Medical Center and Texas Health Resources, has installed its senior management team as it prepares to begin operations April 1. Room for improvement in calculating exchange risk adjustments Thursday, March 24, 2016 2:02 PM A report from Avalere Health found that the estimates could improve by taking into account different demographics and prescription drug data. Gov. Asa Hutchinson tries to save expanded Medicaid in Arkansas Thursday, March 24, 2016 1:30 PM When he ran for governor in 2014, Hutchinson echoed the party's attacks on the Affordable Care Act. But two years after winning office, he has executed a surprising turnabout and become the leading rescuer of one of the ACA's most embattled... TeamHealth yields three board seats to Jana for 'stand-still' pledge Thursday, March 24, 2016 12:51 PM TeamHealth, the giant physician-staffing company, has acquiesced to demands by activist investor Jana Partners for three seats on the TeamHealth board of directors. In exchange, Jana agreed to not launch an unfriendly bid for TeamHealth. CMS delays moving HealthCare.gov appeals and subsidy payment processes online Thursday, March 24, 2016 12:04 PM The CMS is pressing pause on two initiatives to automate how it pays tax and subsidy payments to plans on the insurance marketplace and how consumers appeal denials of coverage eligibility. Projected ACA costs rise by $136 billion due to robust Medicaid enrollment Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:59 AM Over the next decade, the Affordable Care Act's insurance provisions will cost the federal government $136 billion more than expected, according to the latest report from the Congressional Budget Office. UPMC-Jameson Health merger approved Thursday, March 24, 2016 11:15 AM The Pennsylvania state attorney general's office has announced a consent decree on the long-delayed merger between UPMC and Jameson Health System in Lawrence County.

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