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Quest Diagnostics to pay $6 million settlement for alleged kickback scheme
Friday, April 28, 2017 7:12 PM
Medical laboratory giant Quest Diagnostics on Friday agreed to pay a $6 million settlement to resolve a lawsuit alleging a kickback scheme.


CMS proposes payment raises for hospice, skilled nursing and rehab
Friday, April 28, 2017 5:39 PM
The CMS is proposing smaller pay increases to skilled-nursing facilities, inpatient rehabilitation facilities and hospice care next year.


Guest commentary: Collaboration driving progress in the shift to APMs
Friday, April 28, 2017 5:08 PM
Rising costs, missed opportunities to improve care, and a growing understanding that the fee-for-service model may impede coordinated care make the shift to smarter spending increasingly urgent.


New not-for-profit hooks Mount Sinai's most vulnerable patients up with lawyers
Friday, April 28, 2017 4:00 PM
Mount Sinai Medical-Legal Partnership joins the growing movement to build groups that can address the legal needs of the most vulnerable patients.


LifePoint looks for new acquisitions after quiet year
Friday, April 28, 2017 4:00 PM
LifePoint Health has gone more than a year since acquiring a hospital, but its earlier shopping spree guided the health system to higher earnings and revenue in the first quarter.


Trump names anti-abortion leader to high post at HHS
Friday, April 28, 2017 3:16 PM
Charmaine Yoest, who actively supported Trump in his campaign, will serve as assistant secretary of public affairs at HHS. From 2008 until February 2016, she was president of Americans United for Life, which campaigned at the federal and state level...


With revenue up, Cerner remains unaffected by ACA uncertainty
Friday, April 28, 2017 1:00 PM
Cerner Corp. posted strong financial growth in the first quarter despite the continued uncertainty surrounding the Affordable Care Act and healthcare industry, the company said Thursday.


Anthem loses appeal to seal $54B Cigna deal
Friday, April 28, 2017 12:00 PM
It was the $54 billion deal that wouldn't die. But on Friday morning, the proposed merger between national health insurers Anthem and Cigna Corp. finally met its end.


Trump signs order creating accountability office at VA
Friday, April 28, 2017 11:23 AM
President Donald Trump on Thursday created an office at the Department of Veterans Affairs to improve accountability and protect whistle-blowers, calling it a "bold step forward."


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