Tuesday, 20 December 2016

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Trump's conservative pick for budget director will help guide ACA repeal
Monday, December 19, 2016 12:03 PM
South Carolina Republican Mick Mulvaney is the co-founder of the strongly conservative House Freedom Caucus and will push for repeal of the Affordable Care Act as well as cuts to Medicare and Medicaid.


Ochsner Health drops joint venture plans with Baton Rouge General
Monday, December 19, 2016 10:57 AM
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health System and Baton Rouge (La.) General have canceled a deal that would have integrated four of Ochsner's Baton Rouge area hospitals with Baton Rouge General. The systems also would have jointly operated 31 clinics.


Renewed Tennessee Medicaid waiver will limit uncompensated-care funds
Monday, December 19, 2016 9:44 AM
The Obama administration and Tennessee officials have broken their impasse over the future of federal funding that subsidizes uncompensated care provided by the state's hospitals.


Data suggest New York hospital prices depend on leverage, not quality
Monday, December 19, 2016 9:13 AM
Hospitals with bargaining muscle in the state of New York are getting paid 1.5 to 2.7 times as much for care by insurers as the lowest-priced hospitals in the same market, a new study shows. The prices did not equate to better or lesser quality.


Female doctors' patients may have lower death and readmission rates
Monday, December 19, 2016 8:53 AM
A new study estimates that 32,000 fewer patients would die every year if patient outcomes under male physicians matched those of female physicians.


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