Friday, 22 April 2016

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Arkansas GOP governor uses veto to save Medicaid program
8:45:00 AM
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday effectively saved Arkansas' first-in-the-nation hybrid Medicaid expansion by voiding part of a budget bill that would have ended the subsidized insurance for more than 250,000 poor people.


CMS proposes raising payment rates for hospice, skilled nursing and rehab
Thursday, April 21, 2016 6:00 PM
Skilled-nursing facilities may see an $800 million bump, Medicare might pay out $125 million more to rehab facilities, and hospices could get a $330 million increase.


Anatomy of a layoff: How an embattled New York health insurer broke the news
Thursday, April 21, 2016 4:00 PM
The way in which EmblemHealth went about the layoffs has left many former employees angry, and they have turned to Florida labor attorney Sara Blackwell to fight the changes.


Walgreens will pay $500,000 to settle New York overcharging probe
Thursday, April 21, 2016 3:41 PM
Walgreens will pay $500,000 to settle the latest case of a company accused of duping New York consumers over prices.


Detroit Medical Center makes offer to acquire Wayne State University Physician Group
Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:45 PM
Detroit Medical Center on Wednesday asked permission of its academic teaching partner, Wayne State University School of Medicine, to present an offer to acquire the medical school's 500-member faculty practice plan.


N.Y. hospital featured on TV show will pay $2.2 million HIPAA settlement
Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:34 PM
New York-Presbyterian Hospital has agreed to pay $2.2 million to settle allegations that it violated patient privacy rules by allowing a television crew to film patients without their consent.


American Renal pitches physician clinic ownership in $165 million IPO
Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:32 PM
American Renal Associates, which owns clinics in partnership with physicians, raised $165 million through an initial public offering that sets the stage for the company to expand into new markets. The company co-owns nearly 200 dialysis centers and...


Covered California will exclude hospitals with high rates of C-sections
Thursday, April 21, 2016 12:30 PM
Covered California, the state's insurance exchange, will exclude hospitals with high rates of C-sections in an effort to reduce the overall number of medically unnecessary cesarean births, which can be costly and carry higher risks for mother and...


Quest profits jump by 67% in Q1
Thursday, April 21, 2016 11:42 AM
Quest Diagnostics' profits soared in the first quarter as the company doubled down on its core business of diagnostic lab services.


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