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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Health Republic posts losses of $500M in 2015 11:22:18 AM Health Republic Insurance of New York lost $500 million from operations in 2015, the year it shut down after state and federal regulators said it was headed toward insolvency. Rideshare partnerships help patients get to doc on time 5:00:00 AM Rideshare companies have been called on to help non-emergency medical transportation providers tackle one of the most complex problems in healthcare: ensuring patient's show up to their scheduled doctors appointments. Oregon lawmakers consider ending Medicaid expansion to shore up budget Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:54 PM Democratic lawmakers in Oregon are considering ending the state's Medicaid expansion in an effort to address a $1.6 billion budget shortfall. Partners HealthCare to acquire Care New England Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:00 PM The systems have signed a letter of intent to negotiate a deal just a few months after Care New England's proposed merger with New Bedford, Mass.-based Southcoast Health System fell through. Supreme Court rules insurers can recover costs for federal employee plans Wednesday, April 19, 2017 4:00 PM Insurers that cover federal employees claw back tens of millions of dollars from planholders' settlements with third parties every year, which helps lower premiums for the government. Pfizer gets DOJ subpoenas amid saline antitrust investigation Wednesday, April 19, 2017 3:00 PM Pfizer is one of several saline manufacturers that received subpoenas seeking documents regarding manufacturing, pricing and communication with competitors. Stricter chargemaster regulations needed to rein in healthcare costs Wednesday, April 19, 2017 3:00 PM The itemized price lists that hospitals set for procedures have increased healthcare costs across the board. More transparency and charge standardization would stabilize costs. MDLive sued over patient privacy concerns Wednesday, April 19, 2017 2:00 PM MDLive has been hit with a class-action lawsuit accusing the telehealth provider of violating patients' privacy rights and sharing confidential information with third-party contractors. AMA reveals new platform to train medical students to use EHRs Wednesday, April 19, 2017 1:00 PM The American Medical Association Wednesday unveiled a new electronic health record training program that aims to better educate medical students on how to use digital records to treat patients. Michigan Senate panel OKs language that could push Medicaid mental health funding to health plans Wednesday, April 19, 2017 12:00 PM A Michigan Senate subcommittee voted Tuesday for budget language that instructs the state Department of Health and Human Services to develop pilot projects for Medicaid health plans to integrate behavioral and physical health and work toward a...

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