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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Merck beats Q1 profit views with tight cost controls 11:20:19 AM Merck posted an 18 percent jump in first-quarter income, beating Wall Street expectations, as reduced spending on marketing, administration and research easily offset lower... Ron Pollack to step down from Families USA Wednesday, May 04, 2016 6:15 PM The influential leader of the consumer advocacy group Families USA, will step down in March. Pollack, 72, will take the role of chair emeritus. The Families USA board of directors will begin searching for a successor next month. Humana dogged by Medicare, ACA pressures Wednesday, May 04, 2016 5:00 PM Humana may exit some individual exchange states in an effort to stop losses tied to the new Affordable Care Act policies, the insurer said Wednesday. Humana also continues to reel after losing a large Medicare Advantage employer account. CMS requests doc input on MACRA Wednesday, May 04, 2016 4:48 PM CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt told the Physician-Focused Payment Model Technical Advisory Committee on Wednesday that the agency needs to hear ideas from providers in order to create successful alternative payment models. Kansas cuts off Medicaid payments for Planned Parenthood Wednesday, May 04, 2016 4:30 PM Kansas is cutting off Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood's regional affiliate, a health department spokeswoman confirmed Wednesday, with the action based largely on allegations against the abortion provider's affiliates in other states. Medical errors may kill 250,000 a year, but problem not being tracked Wednesday, May 04, 2016 12:06 PM When a medical error results in death, it's not reported explicitly as a cause of death to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or on death certificates, and it is not easily tracked through the ICD coding system. CMS delays star ratings for HealthCare.gov plans Wednesday, May 04, 2016 11:59 AM The CMS is delaying plans to roll out a star-rating system intended to help consumers make informed decisions as they shop for health insurance on HealthCare.gov. Anthem CFO to resign as insurer fights for Cigna merger approval Wednesday, May 04, 2016 11:56 AM Health insurer Anthem is trying to win federal approval for its acquisition of Cigna Corp. and is suing its pharmacy partner over drug prices. Now, it will fight those battles with a new chief financial officer.

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