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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Tricare drops UnitedHealthcare from new contracts worth $58 billion 1:18:06 AM The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded multiyear contracts worth $58 billion to Humana and Centene Corp. to manage Tricare, surprisingly booting incumbent health insurer UnitedHealthcare in the process. Judge sides with Missouri lawmaker challenging ACA's contraception mandate Thursday, July 21, 2016 6:17 PM The Obama administration cannot force a Missouri lawmaker and his family to carry health insurance that includes contraception coverage despite the Affordable Care Act's requirement that insurers cover birth control, a federal judge ruled Thursday. Humana dumps ACA plans as feds blast its Aetna deal Thursday, July 21, 2016 5:31 PM Just as the U.S. Justice Department formally moved to block the merger between Humana and Aetna, Humana said it is significantly reducing its individual health plans sold on and off the Affordable Care Act's exchanges. CMS previews how hospitals will fare on new star ratings Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:24 PM The agency released the data ahead of publishing actual ratings for individual hospitals. The data show that hospitals of all kinds -- teaching or safety net, for instance -- vary in quality as judged by the ratings, which are based on 62... About 29% of rehab hospital patients on Medicare harmed during stays, OIG says Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:23 PM Nearly one out of three Medicare beneficiaries discharged from rehabilitation hospitals in March 2012 were medically harmed during stays at the facilities, according to a report from HHS' Office of Inspector General. Medicare panel votes against coverage for leg vein treatments Thursday, July 21, 2016 1:19 PM A panel that advises the CMS on Medicare coverage decisions says it has little to no confidence there is adequate data that current treatments for patients with diseased leg veins improve health outcomes. Medicare will test population-health approach to stroke and heart disease risk Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:42 PM The CMS has selected 516 physician practices to participate in a payment initiative intended to change the way providers manage heart disease. Royal Philips to buy population-health provider Wellcentive Thursday, July 21, 2016 12:00 PM Royal Philips has signed an agreement to acquire Wellcentive, a population health management company based in Atlanta. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Why the Justice Department rejected the Aetna and Anthem deals Thursday, July 21, 2016 11:09 AM The government argues both transactions would "substantially lessen competition in numerous markets around the country." The result, antitrust regulators said, would lead to "higher prices and reduced benefits" for consumers.

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