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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Trump nominates Indiana health commissioner to be U.S. surgeon general 11:43:59 AM President Donald Trump nominated Dr. Jerome Adams, the health commissioner of Indiana since 2014, to serve as the 20th U.S. surgeon general. Adams garnered national attention for his handling of an HIV outbreak in a rural Indiana county. Would Senate bill's extra payments to non-expansion states offset overall Medicaid cuts? Hospital groups say no way Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:00 PM Hospital leaders in non-expansion states say they would welcome additional money because the current Medicaid funding formula is inequitable. But they say the Senate bill's provisions would not come close to offsetting its large Medicaid cuts. House passes bill to cap some malpractice damages Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:00 PM The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday to limit non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases and impose new deadlines to file such cases. Hospital executives lobby senators who could swing the vote on ACA repeal Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:00 PM Some hospital executives in states with senators critical to passing a healthcare reform bill have made their opposition to the legislation known and they're keeping a laser focus on Medicaid expansion. Federal Medicaid spending to fall 35% in two decades under Senate healthcare bill Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:00 PM The new Congressional Budget Office findings may make it more difficult for GOP leadership to line up moderate votes to pass the bill. The long-term funding drop, 35% over two decades, means Senate Republicans may have to scrap the bill's proposed... Christus and Ochsner join forces in western Louisiana Thursday, June 29, 2017 5:00 PM Christus Health and Ochsner Health System have agreed to create a joint venture to operate hospitals and physician practices in Lake Charles, La., near the Texas border. GOP adds opioid money to health bill, but its fate remains in doubt Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:00 PM Top Republicans have agreed to add $45 billion for battling opioid abuse to their struggling healthcare bill, but the measure's fate remained uncertain Thursday as leaders confront an expanding chorus of GOP detractors. Pacific Alliance Medical Center to pay $42M over alleged kickback scheme Thursday, June 29, 2017 12:00 PM Owners of the Pacific Alliance Medical Center in Los Angeles agreed to pay $42 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by providing kickbacks to referring physicians.

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