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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Trump administration seeks to overhaul Veterans Choice program Wednesday, June 07, 2017 11:00 PM The Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking Congress' help to overhaul an Obama-era initiative that allows military veterans to seek care from private doctors if Veterans Affairs facilities have excessive wait times. Hospitals find national operators for home care JVs Wednesday, June 07, 2017 6:51 PM Texas' largest hospital system has agreed to create a joint venture for its home health and hospice agencies with a national home care operator, a move that several other health systems have made in their quest to enhance care and preserve capital... Pitch for tiny hospital hits snag Wednesday, June 07, 2017 5:14 PM Mercyhealth's proposed 13-bed hospital in Crystal Lake, Ill., would potentially strip business from competing facilities that already have plenty of patient beds to spare. Higher heart disease risk persists for low-income populations Wednesday, June 07, 2017 5:00 PM Low-income individuals are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease compared to high-income individuals, despite more than two decades of work to combat heart disease, according to a new study. Single-payer bills bloom in California and New York, but experts question viability Wednesday, June 07, 2017 5:00 PM California and New York have both signaled renewed Democratic support for single-payer initiatives, but the proposals face long odds as voters recoil when faced with sharp tax increases—even though those taxes would be partially offset by... Faith-based hospitals not out of the woods over ERISA exemptions Wednesday, June 07, 2017 4:00 PM A U.S. Supreme Court decision on Monday preserved faith-based hospitals' exemption from federal pension regulations, but the debate rages on. Now the fight turns to the definition of a "principal purpose" organization. MedStar Washington Hospital Center lays off 100 employees Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:00 PM The D.C.-based hospital said it hopes the layoffs will help close its budget gap. The cut that will shrink its workforce by 2%. This new smart pill reminds you to take your medicine Wednesday, June 07, 2017 1:00 PM Chicago's Rush University Medical Center has begun to offer a tech-enabled pill that pings patients via their iPads if they forget to take a daily medicine. Health Care Cost Institute names former CMS data chief as executive director Wednesday, June 07, 2017 12:00 PM The Health Care Cost Institute, a not-for-profit organization focused on improving price transparency, has appointed the CMS' chief data officer Niall Brennan as president and executive director.

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