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Finding a four-star doctor? Like finding four-star pad thai
11:47:39 AM
Searching for a doctor in Chicago may soon be as easy as searching for the best Thai food on your block. At least that's the idea at Advocate Health Care. The health system's website will now contain patient star ratings on physician profiles, along...


Anthem profit soars on higher membership growth and premiums
8:35:00 AM
National insurer Anthem's profit soared in the first quarter thanks to membership growth and higher premiums, as it continues to battle to acquire its rival Cigna.


Centene reports strong earnings as it supports ACA exchanges
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:00 PM
Centene Corp. on Tuesday reported strong revenue in the first quarter as it continues to be an outlier among big insurers by committing to stick with the Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.


Physicians ask the CMS to cut Medicare red tape
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:00 PM
Doctors want the CMS to better sync policies for Medicare Advantage, Medicare fee-for-service and ACOs to help cut their regulatory burden.


Stopping cost-sharing subsidies is a money loser for feds
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 5:00 PM
If the federal government stops payments to insurers for cost-sharing subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, it will pay more for premiums, according to a new study.


LabCorp plans to slim down its Covance contract research business
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:29 PM
LabCorp is beginning a cost-cutting initiative in its contract research business after revenue and earnings slipped in the first quarter at its Covance Drug Development unit. The unit's performance dampened what ultimately turned out to be a...


Nearly all Ohio Medicaid expansion enrollees would lose coverage if program is repealed
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 4:17 PM
About 95% of Medicaid expansion beneficiaries in Ohio would have no insurance option available if repealing the Affordable Care Act eliminates Medicaid expansion, according to a new study.


Sanofi sues Mylan over epinephrine injector market monopoly
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 3:00 PM
Competing drugmaker Sanofi accused Mylan of offering illegal rebates that ensured its market dominance for epinephrine auto-injectors like EpiPen.


Docs will still get paid if government shuts down
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 2:00 PM
Even if the federal government shuts down, doctors will continue to get paid to see Medicare or Medicaid patients. They will however face delays as they register to provide care under the programs.


Purchase of CityMD signals strong investor interest in urgent care
Tuesday, April 25, 2017 1:00 PM
Since opening a single clinic on the Upper East Side in 2010, urgent-care chain CityMD has grown to 68 locations in three states. Its New York storefronts, which provide convenient walk-in health care to residents, have become as ubiquitous...


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