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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Virginia Republicans reject Medicaid expansion 11:17:37 AM Republican lawmakers in Virginia rejected another bid to expand Medicaid, saying the cost of providing new health coverage to thousands of poor adults would cripple the state. Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio names new president Wednesday, April 05, 2017 3:56 PM Steve Martenet is the new president of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield in Ohio, and will oversee management of Anthem's commercial business and strategy in the state. N.Y. hedge fund eyes control of battered Adeptus Wednesday, April 05, 2017 1:59 PM New York hedge fund Deerfield Management is poised to gobble up free-standing ER chain Adeptus Health after purchasing $212.7 million of its debt. California proposes bill to crack down on insurance mergers Wednesday, April 05, 2017 1:56 PM The California Assembly is considering a bill that would require insurance companies receive state approval before they can merge or acquire other health plans. Gottlieb favors regulations that empower doctors while keeping FDA standards Wednesday, April 05, 2017 1:52 PM Dr. Scott Gottlieb Wednesday said he believes the federal government can speed up the approval of new drugs and devices while maintaining standards and leaving decisionmaking in the hands of clinicians. Private insurers in New York see surge in claims related to opioid addiction Wednesday, April 05, 2017 12:49 PM Private insurance claims for emergency room visits, substance use treatment and other services related to opioid addiction surged in New York state between 2007 and 2014, well before the latest coverage mandates took effect, new data show.

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