Tuesday, 31 January 2017

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Cleveland Clinic weighs in on doctor forced to leave United States
10:19:22 AM
A Cleveland Clinic medical intern was diverted back to Saudi Arabia, and two others were detained but ultimately let into the U.S. after President Donald Trump banned visitors from seven predominantly Muslim countries for 90 days.


Aetna profit grows 5% despite membership losses
7:30:14 AM
Despite losing hundreds of thousands of members in 2016, higher premiums in Aetna's Medicare and Medicaid businesses helped the Hartford, Conn.-based insurer build revenue.


House Republicans offer bills to stabilize the individual insurance market
Monday, January 30, 2017 6:35 PM
Four bills, to be discussed at an Energy and Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, address issues that insurers say have increased their costs and unbalanced the risk pool, and could conceivably attract Democratic support.


Kaiser Permanente faces $2.5M-plus in penalties for Medi-Cal data shortfall
Monday, January 30, 2017 1:01 PM
Kaiser Permanente faces more than $2.5 million in penalties for its alleged failure to supply California state regulators with properly formatted claims data from Kaiser's Medicaid managed-care plans.


Obama administration's report could help GOP justify Medicaid cuts
Monday, January 30, 2017 12:12 PM
Medicaid expenditures grew 4.3% to $575.9 billion in 2016. The feds' spending grew 4.5% to $363.4 billion, according to the Obama administration's final annual financial report. The admission comes as GOP lawmakers look for ways to cut spending in...


Healthcare industry celebrates 'one-in, two-out' executive order despite unknowns
Monday, January 30, 2017 12:05 PM
President Donald Trump's latest executive order requires executive departments or agencies to remove two previously implemented regulations for every new regulation issued.


Could 13 beds be this hospital system's lucky number?
Monday, January 30, 2017 11:36 AM
Micro-hospitals are popping up across the country, but have yet to gain steam in the Chicago area. An $81 million micro-hospital in suburban Crystal Lake would serve patients coming in for a simple procedure and who need to stay overnight.


New investigation launched at DMC over alleged dirty surgical instruments
Monday, January 30, 2017 11:28 AM
One month after Detroit Medical Center received a clean bill of health on violations in infection control of surgical instruments, the CMS and the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs have launched a new investigation.


Universal American investor sues, claiming $800M WellCare purchase shortchanges stockholders
Monday, January 30, 2017 11:22 AM
An investor in Universal American Corp. has sued the insurer, alleging the company fails to give stockholders adequate compensation for its proposed $800 million acquisition by WellCare Health Plans.


Congressional Republicans eye obscure law as a tool for quickly voiding ACA rules
Monday, January 30, 2017 12:01 AM
Conservative legal activists are pushing Republicans to make unprecedented use of a 1996 law they claim would allow Congress to swiftly ax Affordable Care Act-related rules issued during the Obama administration. The approach is legally untested and...


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