| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare
| DOJ says Aetna, Anthem merger deadlines can't impede trial dates | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 4:18 PM | |
| | The Department of Justice is pushing for February trial dates for its looming challenges to Aetna and Anthem's massive health insurance merger deals, and the companies' self-imposed deadlines shouldn't speed up the process. |
| Banner Health cyberattack impacts 3.7 million people | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 4:18 PM | |
| | Banner Health is contacting 3.7 million individuals whose personal information may have been accessed in a cyberattack that began on systems that process credit card payments for food and beverage purchases. The breach then expanded to include... |
| Mark Slyter steps down as Baton Rouge CEO after moment in spotlight | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 3:52 PM | |
| | Mark Slyter has abruptly stepped down as CEO of Baton Rouge (La.) General. Slyter joined a national conversation on race relations last month when Baton Rouge General treated one of the three Baton Rouge police officers wounded in an ambush that... |
| Ohio urology group hack possibly linked to right-wing Ukraine group | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 1:09 PM | |
| | A hacker or group of hackers with possible links to a right-wing Ukrainian political faction posted to Twitter and to a Google cloud-based storage area more than a half-million documents, including patient information, from an Ohio healthcare... |
| Humana banks on Medicare plans as ACA troubles linger | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 12:22 PM | |
| | Humana faces a tough legal battle tied to the proposed merger with Aetna and sizable losses from its Affordable Care Act plans. Yet, the health insurer was able to record large profits in the second quarter due primarily to its Medicare plans. |
| CHS now selling 12 hospitals, two more than originally planned | | Wednesday, August 03, 2016 12:16 PM | |
| | Community Health Systems is now negotiating to sell 12 hospitals, two more than were being shopped in May. They are expected to bring $850 million in net proceeds versus the $530 million estimated for the first 10, CHS CEO Wayne Smith said Wednesday. |
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