Tuesday, 26 July 2016

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What to know about Medicare's big bundled-payment expansion
Monday, July 25, 2016 3:01 PM
A new mandatory program would make hospitals in 98 markets financially accountable for the cost and quality of all care associated with bypass surgery and heart attacks. It would also add new procedures to the hip and knee pilot launched this year.


Health First dodges False Claims Act case in Florida
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:15 PM
A federal judge has dismissed a whistle-blower suit against Health First that alleged the healthcare provider illegally referred Medicare patients to other affiliated providers over 15 years.


Starbucks embraces private insurance exchange, but uptake still lags predictions
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:11 PM
Coffee chain Starbucks Corp. is moving thousands of employees to an online health insurance marketplace. Yet these types of private exchanges still have not taken off despite lofty industry predictions.


Success of Pence's Medicaid expansion far from settled
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:09 PM
The success of the conservative approach to Medicaid devised by Indiana Gov. Mike Pence -- Donald Trump's pick for vice president -- is a mixed bag so far, according to a report that offers fodder for both sides of the political spectrum.


Partners HealthCare loses 400 physicians to Tufts
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:07 PM
Nearly 400 physicians at Hallmark Health System in Medford, Mass., have voted to join the physician network of Tufts Medical Center in Boston, leaving Partners HealthCare's physician organization after acquisition plans fell through.


Faith-based health systems ask Supreme Court to take cases over pension plans
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:04 PM
Two faith-based health systems want the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on whether their pension plans should be exempt from certain federal protections for workers -- an issue that has spurred dozens of lawsuits across the country in recent...


Lower Harvoni sales dampen Gilead's second-quarter profit
Monday, July 25, 2016 12:01 PM
Drugmaker Gilead Sciences saw its earnings fall again amid lower sales of its expensive blockbuster hepatitis C drug Harvoni.


Changes to controversial Open Payments policy in the works
Monday, July 25, 2016 11:30 AM
The CMS is considering making tweaks to its controversial Open Payments policy to ensure accuracy of payment data posted by providers.


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