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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Big business doubts savings from hospital mergers 11:22:31 AM Large employers think hospital mergers may lead to more consistent care and service and better administrative efficiency, but they aren't buying that consolidation will lower medical costs or raise quality. Tenet absorbs $514 million kickback settlement, Q2 earnings miss Monday, August 01, 2016 7:37 PM Tenet Healthcare continued a string of financial misses Monday by posting a $44 million net loss on continuing operations in its second quarter, while agreeing to settle an Atlanta kickback case that was hanging over it. Appeals court refuses to delay Evergreen Health's ACA risk adjustment payment Monday, August 01, 2016 6:28 PM A federal appeals court has ruled that Evergreen Health Cooperative must pay its $24.2 million Affordable Care Act risk adjustment payment while it challenges the payment methodology. Florida Zika cases prompt CDC's first travel warning in U.S. Monday, August 01, 2016 5:00 PM The CDC has issued its first travel advisory warning for the continental U.S., warning pregnant women to avoid travel to the Miami-Dade County area after Florida health officials reported 14 locally transmitted cases of the Zika virus. Medicare payments don't reflect actual uncompensated-care costs Monday, August 01, 2016 3:15 PM The CMS' current formulas for determining uncompensated-care payments for hospitals aren't pinned to the actual costs the facilities incur, a new government watchdog study says. CMS selects markets for new primary-care payment initiative Monday, August 01, 2016 3:15 PM The CMS has revealed where it plans to launch the forthcoming Comprehensive Primary Care Plus initiative. There had been concern the model wasn't going to move forward because of lack of payer interest. CMS extends ban on new home healthcare agencies in select markets Monday, August 01, 2016 12:53 PM The CMS has extended a moratorium on new Medicare home-healthcare agencies and ambulance suppliers in some states. It's part of an ongoing effort to curb fraud. Will patients heed hospitals' star ratings? Monday, August 01, 2016 12:42 PM After CMS released its star ratings for overall hospital quality, how well those rankings will serve patients remains murky. Premier becomes preferred GPO for America's Essential Hospitals Monday, August 01, 2016 12:38 PM Premier will become the preferred group purchasing organization for the 275 hospitals that comprise America's Essential Hospitals. Engineering firm Mazzetti merges with health IT consultant GBA Monday, August 01, 2016 12:17 PM The San Francisco-based engineering and design firm Mazzetti and Nashville-based healthcare IT consultant GBA, have merged and become Mazzetti GBA. A merger allows the companies to more quickly adapt technology and IT integration "to help clients...

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