| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | ACA member costs run high at Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans | | | People who signed up for a Blue Cross and Blue Shield plan for the first time after the ACA's exchanges went live in 2014 had higher rates of disease and used more medical services than other insured populations, the Blue Cross and Blue Shield... |
| Investors boost healthcare stocks on Fed rate hold | | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:45 PM | |
| | A healthcare sector that is heavily reliant on debt to finance growth received another shot of good news Tuesday when the Federal Reserve Board left the benchmark borrowing rate near historic lows. |
| SCOTUS' order in ACA contraception case suggests indecision | | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 5:23 PM | |
| | The U.S. Supreme Court asked for suggestions Tuesday of ways to get contraceptives to not-for-profit organizations' employees without involving their employers. That request suggests the justices are trying to avoid a 4-4 split in a challenge over... |
| UPMC commits to boosting minimum wage to $15 an hour | | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:57 PM | |
| | UPMC, the hospital, physician and insurance system headquartered in Pittsburgh, has pledged to raise the minimum wage of workers to $15 an hour by January 2021, following in the footsteps of several other hospital systems. |
| Blog: Senator says GPOs may play role in high healthcare costs | | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:55 PM | |
| | Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), a persistent critic of group purchasing organizations, wants to examine whether federal provisions that allow GPOs to collect administrative fees drive up patients' healthcare costs. |
| States, plans get no flexibility under final mental health parity rule | | Tuesday, March 29, 2016 2:00 PM | |
| | The CMS has finalized a rule that requires Medicaid and CHIP managed-care plans to provide the same level of benefits for mental health or substance-abuse treatment that they provide for medical and surgical care. The final rule largely dismisses... |
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