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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Federal report says global warming making U.S. sick Monday, April 04, 2016 5:55 PM Man-made global warming is making America sicker, and it's only going to get worse, according to a new federal government report. Final Medicare Advantage rates largely shun health plan lobbying Monday, April 04, 2016 5:30 PM The federal government has lowered average payments for 2017 Medicare Advantage plans, and it also modified several of the program's policies after weeks of unremitting lobbying from the health insurance industry. Antibiotic use in livestock still widespread in spite of 'superbug' fight Monday, April 04, 2016 4:50 PM The federal government, drugmakers and meat producers still don't have a clear handle on how to measure the appropriate use of antibiotics for feed animals in the fight against drug-resistant "superbugs," according to a report from a... Kindred sells 12 long-term acute-care hospitals for $27.5 million Monday, April 04, 2016 2:31 PM Kindred Healthcare is selling a dozen long-term acute-care hospitals to Curahealth for $27.5 million. Curahealth is an affiliate of private investment fund Nautic Partners. Gilead paying up to $1.2B for Nimbus unit, drug, technology Monday, April 04, 2016 2:09 PM Biologic drugmaker Gilead Sciences is buying a subsidiary of Nimbus Therapeutics and its experimental medicine for an increasingly prevalent metabolic disorder that causes dangerous fat buildup in the liver. Future of Arkansas' Medicaid expansion unclear as lawmakers start special session Monday, April 04, 2016 11:58 AM Arkansas political observers aren't betting the farm on whether the Republican-controlled Legislature will approve Gov. Asa Hutchinson's plan for renewing and modifying the state's widely acclaimed Medicaid expansion to low-income adults. Uphill FTC fight starts this week for big Chicago-area health systems Monday, April 04, 2016 11:52 AM Two Chicago-area health systems may have a tough time persuading a federal judge this week to allow their merger to move forward in one of the biggest healthcare deals to be challenged by the Federal Trade Commission in years. Blog: Yelp provides untapped insight into patient experience Monday, April 04, 2016 11:49 AM Excessively pricey bills, long waits for staff, rude doctors and difficulties setting up appointments drove people to rant about their hospitals on Yelp. But these factors are not included on surveys sent to patients discharged from U.S. hospitals. U.S., Canada issue ransomware warning for hospitals after three hit in a week Monday, April 04, 2016 11:36 AM Cybersecurity agencies in the U.S. and Canada have issued an alert about the growing number of ransomware attacks affecting healthcare organizations. In the past month, five have reported being hit by computer viruses.

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