Wednesday, 22 June 2016

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House Republicans offering proposals for healthcare changes
9:00:00 AM
House Republicans are unveiling new proposals to repeal and replace President Barack Obama's healthcare law, as Speaker Paul Ryan seeks to showcase a GOP governing agenda amid the tumult of the presidential campaign.


Diet habits improve among U.S. adults, but wide racial and economic gaps remain
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 2:55 PM
Progress made over the past decade to improve the eating habits of U.S. adults has not narrowed racial and socioeconomic disparities, according to a new study.


HHS teams up with IRS to enroll young invincibles
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 2:00 PM
HHS is teaming up with the Internal Revenue Service to reach out to young adults during the next marketplace open enrollment period. The agencies will contact individuals who paid a penalty or claimed an exemption in 2015.


Hedge fund manager accused of insider trading of generic drug info is found dead
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 1:17 PM
A hedge fund manager was found dead in an apparent suicide Monday less than a week after he was charged with insider trading based on tips he allegedly received from a former Food and Drug Administration official.


Health systems with insurance operations stumble in 2015
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:21 PM
Not-for-profit, vertically integrated hospital systems continued to churn out surpluses in 2015, but the margins were a lot tighter than the year before.


Select Medical hospital in Texas to close
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:15 PM
Regency Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas, will close Aug. 11. No reason has been given. More than 150 employees will be laid off.


University of Michigan system to acquire Metro Health Corp.
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 12:13 PM
The University of Michigan Health System has signed a letter of intent to acquire Wyoming, Mich.-based Metro Health Corp., a one-hospital system.


Kindred wins bid to privatize Arkansas home health business
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:48 AM
Kindred Healthcare has agreed to purchase Arkansas' home health operations in a privatization move that would put the company's facilities in 70 counties across the state, compared with the four it currently covers.


Premier introduces QUEST 2020, newest hospital quality initiative
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:45 AM
Premier is launching a new data sharing initiative to help hospitals meet federal reimbursement requirements. An earlier iteration is credited with preventing 176,000 deaths and saving $15 billion at 350 hospitals over eight years.


Royal Philips inks deals to expand digital pathology business
Tuesday, June 21, 2016 11:39 AM
Dutch conglomerate Royal Philips announced Tuesday that it has acquired PathXL, a Northern Ireland-based developer of software used for digital pathology image analysis, workflow and education.


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