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Final Medicare payments to dialysis facilities to increase by $80 million
Friday, October 28, 2016 6:06 PM
Facilities that care for Medicare patients with end-stage renal disease will see their rates rise by 0.73% next year, leading to an extra $80 million in funding, the CMS said late Friday.


Kindred nursing home arbitration suit to get U.S. Supreme Court review
Friday, October 28, 2016 4:31 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court decided Friday to weigh in on the validity of nursing home arbitration agreements, granting review to a case involving Kindred Healthcare nursing homes.


CMS updates ratings site for dialysis facilities
Friday, October 28, 2016 1:45 PM
The site, which has received industry criticism since its launch in January 2015, will now show measures of patient satisfaction. There have also been technical changes to the calculation methodology.


LifePoint withstands market panic caused by renewed Clinton probe
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:45 PM
The stock market was rattled Friday afternoon following the news that the FBI reopened its investigation of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's emails. But LifePoint Health withstood the choppiness on the strength of its third-quarter...


Pittsburgh researchers team up to offer open-source genomic software
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:43 PM
Several Pittsburgh-based genetic research organizations have released to the public an open-source software tool that aims to make researchers' work easier while handing massive amounts of genomic data across disparate data sources.


Hospitals crave antibiotic-free meat to reduce threat of superbugs
Friday, October 28, 2016 12:40 PM
More hospitals have worked to eliminate antibiotics in the meat they serve in patient meals in an effort to address concerns about the rise of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens.


ACA plans hamper Molina Healthcare, but Medicaid business continues turnaround
Friday, October 28, 2016 11:42 AM
Molina Healthcare's Medicaid business improved further in the third quarter after a rocky start to the year, but worse-than-expected results from the Affordable Care Act marketplaces weighed down the insurer's profit.


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