Friday, 30 September 2016

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NYU Langone expands through affiliation with Winthrop-University Hospital
11:25:45 AM
The two hospitals announced they were exploring a plan to create an integrated health network on Long Island in July, and Wednesday they said their respective boards have approved an affiliation agreement that will bring the two institutions...


Federal judge blocks Arkansas Planned Parenthood defunding
8:45:00 AM
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily prohibited Arkansas from blocking Medicaid payments to Planned Parenthood, expanding her order requiring the state to continue paying for services for three patients who had sued over the move.


UnitedHealth subsidiary ditches ACA exchange after posting losses
Thursday, September 29, 2016 7:04 PM
Harken Health, UnitedHealth Group's experimental health plan subsidiary, is pulling out of the Affordable Care Act exchange markets in Chicago and Atlanta after losing nearly $70 million in the first six months of 2016. And its founding CEO has been...


Not-for-profit hospitals improved performance in 2015 but it won't last: Fitch Ratings
Thursday, September 29, 2016 3:22 PM
Operating performance improved across all not-for-profit hospitals in 2015 but it's not expected to continue this year as the CMS further implements value-based reimbursement models, according to Fitch Ratings analysts.


Zika fight funding delay may have affected research on Alzheimer's and diabetes
Thursday, September 29, 2016 2:54 PM
"The effects of this delay in funding is probably going to be felt years down the road," said Dr. Bruce Lee, an associate professor of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.


CMS awards $347 million to healthcare groups to improve patient safety
Thursday, September 29, 2016 2:32 PM
Sixteen healthcare organizations will receive $347 million to support 4,000 hospitals across the U.S. in reducing harm to patients.


Medicaid expansion a must for next president, but how?
Thursday, September 29, 2016 1:41 PM
Expansion of Medicaid in the 19 states that have not already done so should be a healthcare priority of the next president and Congress, a panel of healthcare policy experts told a breakfast audience Thursday of the Nashville Health Care Council.


States say Medicaid provider access rule is ineffective and burdensome
Thursday, September 29, 2016 11:44 AM
Some want to opt out of a CMS rule effective this week that's meant to ensure Medicaid beneficiaries have adequate access to care. State officials say the rule is outdated and a waste of administrative resources. But scofflaws could see their...


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