| Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare | Abbott seeks to end buyout deal for Alere | | | Abbott is seeking to terminate its buyout of troubled medical diagnostics maker Alere as that company deals with the fallout of a key device recall and government investigations. |
| UHS stock plunges following Buzzfeed investigation | | Wednesday, December 07, 2016 6:57 PM | |
| | The share price of Universal Health Services plunged 12% Wednesday after BuzzFeed published an investigative story alleging the for-profit hospital operator kept psychiatric patients longer than necessary to milk their insurance. |
| New Medicare data show steep increases in drug prices | | Wednesday, December 07, 2016 6:28 PM | |
| | The CMS on Wednesday released data on the price history of 5,000 prescription drugs over five years, shedding light on the fastest rising source of healthcare costs in recent years. |
| Review of CMS quality metrics kicks off | | Wednesday, December 07, 2016 4:02 PM | |
| | Little known to the public, a group of public and private stakeholders convene annually to scrutinize measures that influence how large sums of taxpayer-funded healthcare dollars are spent. |
| Medicaid cancer patients receive subpar care | | Wednesday, December 07, 2016 11:23 AM | |
| | Cancer patients with Medicaid coverage receive poorer quality and less healthcare than those with employer-sponsored, Medicare or other private insurance. Medicaid benefits vary from state by state and experts say that inequality will likely grow... |
|
