| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Is America ready for a major Medicare overhaul? | | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 5:34 PM | |
| | Some healthcare leaders would welcome plans to turn Medicare into a "premium-support" system that pays a fixed amount per beneficiary, but they want to see more details before they take a side. |
| Removing Essure implant poses new risks to patients | | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 1:28 PM | |
| | When doctors attempt to remove the device by pulling, "it's like grabbing a slinky and trying to pull it when it's attached to cement," said one OB/GYN. "It unravels, and it just snaps on you." |
| As HHS secretary, Price would likely focus on state healthcare reform | | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 1:07 PM | |
| | He has supported the idea of states controlling their own healthcare dollars, even if the ideas are more left-leaning than he might personally advocate. Price also worked with Democrats and has shown a willingness to talk about policy ideas from... |
| Only hospital in rural Texas community closes | | Tuesday, November 22, 2016 11:26 AM | |
| | The sole hospital in Wharton, Texas, just south of Houston, has closed. The Gulf Coast Medical Center is directing residents to either El Campo Memorial or OakBend Medical Center, which is more than a half-hour away. |
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