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Carolinas HealthCare System forms alliance with 2,300 physicians
1:01:00 AM
Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, N.C., has partnered with a group of physician practices to form a clinically integrated network that will include nearly 2,300 physicians.


Teledoc bids $125 million for HealthiestYou
Thursday, June 30, 2016 6:47 PM
Telemedicine services provider Teladoc has agreed to acquire mobile-app-based physician locator HealthiestYou using borrowed money and stock in a deal valued at $125 million, Teladoc has announced.


Fraud, anti-kickback penalties to double
Thursday, June 30, 2016 4:45 PM
Fraud penalties for healthcare providers and others will soon likely double, according to an interim final rule published Thursday in the Federal Register.


New Open Payments data show Novartis was biggest spender in 2015
Thursday, June 30, 2016 4:31 PM
Physicians and teaching hospitals received $7.52 billion in payments and investments from drug and device companies in 2015, according to information the CMS released Thursday from its Open Payments database.


CMS renews Tennessee's Medicaid waiver on the day it expired
Thursday, June 30, 2016 12:24 PM
The CMS granted a two-month extension on TennCare waiver, which expired Thursday. Tennessee officials originally requested a renewal on Dec. 22, 2015.


Rush orthopedics clinic in Chicago will offer services to Canadians for flat fee
Thursday, June 30, 2016 12:18 PM
Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago will offer Canadians a flat fee for orthopedic procedures, which have one of the longest wait times for treatment in Canada.


Senate Finance Committee criticizes Stark law, suggests changes
Thursday, June 30, 2016 12:15 PM
The Stark Law, also known as the physician self-referral law, has created a "minefield for the healthcare industry" and is overdue for changes, according to a report released by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch on Thursday.


Potential MACRA byproduct: physician consolidation
Thursday, June 30, 2016 12:13 PM
Doctor consolidation could become another consequence of physician and clinician reimbursement changes portended by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015, a reimbursement expert told a healthcare finance conference this week.


ACA's risk adjustment hammers small plans again
Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:59 AM
Small, regional health insurers and upstart co-op plans again incurred large charges under the Affordable Care Act's risk-adjustment program, according to new data the CMS released Thursday.


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