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David Miller will retire as president, COO of Community Health Systems
Friday, April 22, 2016 7:57 PM
Community Health Systems announced that David L. Miller, president and chief operating officer, will retire at the end of the year. Miller departs after 19 years with CHS.


Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in U.S.
Friday, April 22, 2016 6:30 PM
Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new government report. Life expectancy held steady for black women and white men, and increased for black men, Hispanic men and Hispanic women.


Ohio Medicaid waiver could cost hospitals $2.5 billion
Friday, April 22, 2016 5:03 PM
A provision of the pending Medicaid waiver request submitted by the administration of Republican Gov. John Kasich would eliminate 90-day retroactive coverage. That could cost hospitals as much as $2.5 billion over the course of the five-year waiver,...


Ruling on cost-sharing subsidies could rattle insurers in midst of rate-setting
Friday, April 22, 2016 4:53 PM
Another bombshell could soon drop on the Affordable Care Act insurance exchange market, and it might come at a highly vulnerable moment for Obamacare. A federal judge is expected to soon issue her ruling in a case that challenges the Obama...


Supreme Court to hear patent case with major implications for drugmakers
Friday, April 22, 2016 4:50 PM
The pharmaceutical industry is closely watching a case slated to go before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday over who should potentially have the upper hand in many patent battles between generic and brand-name drug makers.


Schumacher and ECI merger would create physician-staffing giant
Friday, April 22, 2016 3:33 PM
Schumacher Clinical Partners, a physician staffing company with 5,200 doctors contracted to hospitals, has agreed to acquire ECI Healthcare Partners in a deal that will put the combined company in 32 states.


Does drop in antidepressant use correlate with spike in suicides?
Friday, April 22, 2016 1:17 PM
The rise in suicides over the past decade is a stark reversal of the declines seen during the 1980s. Some blame the way the primary-care system approaches depression, which, if left untreated contributes to a vast majority of suicide attempts.


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