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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Gilead's Q1 profit tumbles on slower hepatitis C drug sales 8:45:00 AM Gilead Science's earnings tumbled more than 17% in the first quarter as steeper discounts and rebates on its blockbuster hepatitis C drugs cut into sales. How Medicare's payment overhaul tries to change how docs use tech 1:01:00 AM Medicare's new system for paying physicians will kill off the so-called "meaningful use" regime for measuring EHR use. The CMS promises a more flexible approach that focuses on making relevant information accessible to clinicians and... Should False Claims Act go easier on providers? Thursday, April 28, 2016 6:51 PM A hospital CEO and attorneys were divided during testimony before a congressional committee Thursday on whether healthcare providers should be given greater protections against frivolous fraud lawsuits. Senators want to halt change to Medicare Part B drug pay Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:55 PM In separate letters Thursday, Democrats and Republicans from the Senate Finance Committee said the new model makes broad changes that could adversely affect quality of care. Andrew Bindman named director at AHRQ Thursday, April 28, 2016 5:03 PM Dr. Andrew Bindman has been named director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, effective May 2. Sharon Arnold has served as acting director since March, when Richard Kronick stepped down. Kronick had led AHRQ, a division of HHS, since... Medicaid to be offered to some former inmates Thursday, April 28, 2016 2:04 PM New federal rules will extend Medicaid coverage to nearly 100,000 former prison inmates in halfway houses. SSM Health sheds coal company investments Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:18 PM SSM Health, a large Catholic hospital system, has fully divested its investments in companies that produce coal. It joins a growing coalition of healthcare organizations that view climate change as an immediate threat to public health. Cardinal Health's drug sales boost overall revenue in Q3 Thursday, April 28, 2016 12:12 PM Cardinal Health reported a bump in revenue in its third quarter, driven by gains in the company's pharmaceutical segment. The Dublin, Ohio-based drug and medical products distributor reported $386 million in earnings during the last quarter, up 6%... AbbVie buying cancer drugmaker StemCentrx for $5.8 billion Thursday, April 28, 2016 11:30 AM AbbVie on Thursday reported a boost in first-quarter profit on higher sales of the drug Humira and said it will buy cancer drug developer StemCentrx for more than $5.8 billion.

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