Tuesday, 16 August 2016

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Aetna deals blow to ACA exchanges with mass retreat
8:45:00 AM
Aetna will drastically cut back its 2017 participation on the individual markets, the for-profit insurer said Monday evening, just months after expressing optimism in the future of the Affordable Care Act's exchanges.


Texas resident's Zika case linked to Miami travel
1:01:00 AM
Health officials say a Texas resident who recently traveled to an area of Miami where local Zika transmission occurred has tested positive for the virus.


Iasis exits Arizona exchange as managed-care losses mount
Monday, August 15, 2016 6:08 PM
Iasis Healthcare is pulling its managed-care coverage from Arizona's insurance marketplace exchange next year after the state's business resulted in $8 million lost in the third quarter and an overall net operating loss of $34.6 million during the...


Massachusetts woman left behind at Fresenius dialysis clinic after it closed
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:40 PM
An 86-year-old Massachusetts woman needed to be rescued over the weekend after she was left behind at a Fresenius dialysis clinic that had closed for the day.


Alleged fake teen doctor's lawyer eyeing insanity defense
Monday, August 15, 2016 1:32 PM
The trial of a Florida teenager accused of pretending to be a doctor and stealing money from an elderly patient is being delayed so his attorney can consider an insanity defense.


Louisiana hospitals persevere through heavy flooding
Monday, August 15, 2016 12:03 PM
Flooding in Louisiana has left six people dead, 20,000 in need of rescue and over 10,000 in shelters. Local hospitals remain open but their operations are struggling, especially in light of reduced federal funding.


Nurse strike costs Allina Health $20.4 million; new strike looms
Monday, August 15, 2016 12:02 PM
Allina Health's bottom line took a hit in the first half of this year after the Minneapolis-based system paid $20.4 million in temporary labor charges and other costs tied to a seven-day nursing strike.


Chinese billionaire takes 9.9% stake in Community Health Systems
Monday, August 15, 2016 11:29 AM
Tianqiao Chen, a Chinese billionaire who made his initial fortune in online gambling, has bought a 9.9% stake in troubled hospital giant Community Health Systems. Chen is now CHS' largest shareholder, ahead of Wellington Management.


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