Tuesday, 16 May 2017

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IBM Watson Health, MAP Health Management join forces on addiction treatment
10:00:00 AM
MAP Health Management's new software leverages IBM Watson's cognitive computing engine to help prevent relapses after patients have received substance abuse and addiction treatment.


Efforts to reduce US uninsured stalled in 2016
8:40:27 AM
After five consecutive years of coverage gains, progress toward reducing the number of uninsured Americans stalled in 2016, according to a government report that underscores the stakes as Republicans try to roll back Barack Obama's law.


UnitedHealth pulls plug on plan testing no-charge primary care
Monday, May 15, 2017 8:00 PM
UnitedHealth Group is shutting down its health plan experiment featuring staff providers offering unlimited primary and behavioral care at no charge.


Healthcare lobbyists wait to see if Senate more pliable than House on ACA repeal
Monday, May 15, 2017 5:15 PM
Healthcare industry groups are guardedly hopeful they can influence Senate Republican's ACA repeal bill. But that's far from certain given the GOP timetable and need to gain the support of conservative senators.


Trump administration seeks to end HealthCare.gov enrollment for small companies
Monday, May 15, 2017 5:00 PM
The Trump administration on Monday proposed to allow small businesses to sign up for insurance coverage directly through an agent or broker rather than HealthCare.gov, citing their low enrollment in the federal marketplace.


U.S. Supreme Court upholds arbitration agreements for nursing homes
Monday, May 15, 2017 4:00 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Kindred Healthcare could enforce a binding arbitration agreement with the families of two former residents of its nursing homes.


Inova's insurance joint venture exits Va. exchange as earnings rebound
Monday, May 15, 2017 3:00 PM
Inova Health's joint-venture health plan with Aetna is exiting the Virginia exchange marketplace in 2018 to stem losses that are dampening an otherwise strong earnings rebound at the system's five hospitals.


Medicare ID overhaul sparks fears of patients being denied care
Monday, May 15, 2017 2:15 PM
Providers fear the transition process for removing Social Security numbers from millions of Medicare ID cards will result in patients being denied care and are asking the CMS to loop them in on planning for the change.


Patient identification concepts are put to the test
Monday, May 15, 2017 2:00 PM
National challenge, budget bill could spur action on patient identification and patient matching.


3 steps to defend yourself against ransomware
Monday, May 15, 2017 1:00 PM
In the wake of Friday's massive ransomware attack, which affected computers worldwide, including those at NHS hospitals in Great Britain, here are three steps to take to safeguard your health system.


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