Modern Healthcare Breaking News

Your RSS feed from RSSFWD.com.	Update your RSS subscription

Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Federal tab for insurance subsidies may boost scrutiny of provider competition 3:32:29 AM With a string of comeback wins, the Federal Trade Commission has proved it's still capable of foiling healthcare consolidation it deems out of bounds -- even though most of the deals it fights these days are wrapped in the flag of reform. Should Medicare pull the plug on value-based purchasing? 1:01:00 AM The latest results of Medicare's Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program were dismal but unsurprising, and some policy experts are beginning to wonder if the program should be shelved. Blackstone purchase of TeamHealth offers turnaround promise outside of public view Thursday, November 03, 2016 4:00 PM Physician-staffing giant TeamHealth is taking steps to heal its IPC division, an effort that under Blackstone ownership can be best undertaken outside the glare of public equity markets. To fix IPC, management has created a separate leadership... Medigap preferred-hospital deals could spark kickback concerns but no fines Thursday, November 03, 2016 4:00 PM Medigap insurers and hospitals that enter preferred-network arrangements could run the risk of violating federal anti-kickback laws, but an HHS watchdog said it wouldn't fine those organizations due to low fraud risk. Some immune-boosting cancer drugs may pose rare heart risks Thursday, November 03, 2016 2:15 PM Doctors have found a disturbing downside to some powerful new drugs that harness the immune system to fight cancer. In rare cases, they may cause potentially fatal heart damage, especially when used together.

RSSFWD - From RSS to Inbox