| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare
| Ascension sells hospitals in Idaho and Washington state | | Wednesday, September 28, 2016 5:28 PM | |
| | Ascension will sell hospitals in Idaho and Washington to the for-profit hospital company created this summer through the merger of RegionalCare and Capella Healthcare, the companies announced Wednesday. |
| Geisinger Health acquires Pa. medical school | | Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:38 PM | |
| | Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger Health System announced Wednesday that it has acquired the Commonwealth Medical College, based in Scranton, Pa. |
| Vermont gets preliminary OK to move toward all-payer system | | Wednesday, September 28, 2016 4:27 PM | |
| | Vermont has received tentative approval from the Obama administration to move toward an all-payer reimbursement system, under which healthcare providers are paid the same rate by all insurers, whether government or private. |
| Divided over bundled payments | | Wednesday, September 28, 2016 3:18 PM | |
| | Hospitals and employers have different ideas about the medical conditions and treatments they'd like to see included in bundled payments. For consumers, these new payment models are broadly appealing. |
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