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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare S.C. hospital to pay $1.3 million for not properly treating emergency psych patients Wednesday, July 05, 2017 9:41 PM AnMed Health has agreed to pay the largest-ever settlement in a case brought under the federal law requiring hospitals to stabilize and treat patients in emergency situations. As family members dominate caregiving, outside support is hard to find Wednesday, July 05, 2017 6:00 PM Nearly 9 out of 10 caregivers for older Americans are unpaid, and those individuals work longer hours and receive less government support than their paid counterparts, according to a new study. Small insurers rack up large charges while Blues benefit under ACA's risk-adjustment program Wednesday, July 05, 2017 3:00 PM Small health insurers and the few remaining co-op plans were again sacked with large charges under the Affordable Care Act's risk-adjustment program. Blues plans received the largest payouts. NQF launches opioid stewardship initiative Wednesday, July 05, 2017 3:00 PM Looking to play a larger role the fight against opioid abuse, the National Quality Forum on Wednesday launched a new stewardship program to lower rates of overprescribing among healthcare providers and curb patient addiction risks. Ascension names VanOsdol CEO of St. Vincent's HealthCare Wednesday, July 05, 2017 3:00 PM Tom VanOsdol was named president and CEO of Jacksonville, Fla. based-St. Vincent's HealthCare, which is part of Ascension Healthcare, the largest not-for-profit health system in the country. CHS completes sale of nine hospitals as it continues to trim debt Wednesday, July 05, 2017 2:38 PM The troubled hospital chain Community Health Systems plans to divest 30 hospitals to pay off some of its $14.7 billion in debt. The rising price of dealmaking Wednesday, July 05, 2017 2:00 PM As healthcare companies rush to bulk up via mergers and acquisitions, they're almost always hit with shareholder lawsuits. Now that Walgreens has given up on its efforts to buy rival drugstore chain Rite Aid, it should ready itself for membership in... Drug and device makers pay providers $8 billion in 2016 Wednesday, July 05, 2017 1:00 PM Payments from drug and device companies to physicians and teaching hospitals hit more than $8 billion in 2016.

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