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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Plan to reduce donated liver disparities draws heated debate Monday, June 22, 2015 8:04 PM A proposal to use a complex mathematical formula to generate major transformation in the way donated livers are allocated in the United States was met with criticism by the liver transplant community for a second year in a row. CMS rattles Medicaid directors with guidelines for managed-care rates Monday, June 22, 2015 6:00 PM New CMS guidelines intended to ensure Medicaid managed care plans are adequately reimbursed will frustrate state agencies and create paperwork the CMS might not have the staff to handle, according to the National Association of Medicaid Directors. Obese now outnumber overweight Americans Monday, June 22, 2015 4:30 PM New research shows three-quarters of U.S. men and nearly as many women are overweight or obese, with the latter surpassing the former. The numbers are up from a similar study two decades ago and add to the nation's political and personal struggle to... Clinical trial for experimental Ebola drug halted Monday, June 22, 2015 4:00 PM Clinical drug trials of an experimental treatment for Ebola have stopped after it was found unlikely to be effective. Health officials have been looking to abate the effects of the virus strain that has ravaged West Africa for more than a year. AHA raises alarm on proposed Medicare quality metrics Monday, June 22, 2015 3:34 PM Providers are hoping that the CMS will change course on quality-measure reporting requirements outlined in a proposed 2016 prospective payment rule for acute and long-term-care hospitals. Anthem digs in heels on rejected Cigna bid Monday, June 22, 2015 3:00 PM Anthem's top priority is acquiring Cigna Corp., and the health insurance company is determined to close on the mega-transaction by the end of this year, Anthem CEO Joseph Swedish said Monday.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Cigna rejects Anthem takeover bid Sunday, June 21, 2015 7:00 PM Health insurer Cigna Corp. has rejected a $47 billion offer to be acquired by Anthem, a larger rival, saying the terms of the bid are inadequate and "woefully skewed in favor of Anthem shareholders." Report: Wait lists for vets even longer today than last year Sunday, June 21, 2015 11:30 AM The number of veterans seeking healthcare but ending up on waiting lists of one month or more is 50% higher now than it was a year ago when a scandal over false records and long wait times wracked the Veterans Affairs Department, the New York Times...

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Anthem offers to buy Cigna in $54 billion deal Saturday, June 20, 2015 3:45 PM Health insurer Anthem has publicly proposed acquiring competitor Cigna Corp. for $184 per share in a deal valued at $53.8 billion. The offer marks the official first step in what observers saw as inevitable consolidation in the health insurance...

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Proposed rule sets fines for drug companies that overcharge 340B hospitals Friday, June 19, 2015 6:55 PM The Obama administration issued draft regulations that would impose fines on drug companies that overcharge hospitals and clinics for medication purchased under the government's 340B drug discount program. Federal VA healthcare program jeopardizes Alaska system Friday, June 19, 2015 6:54 PM A new program to deliver healthcare to veterans across the nation has jeopardized the Alaska system used as a model, triggering outrage from the state's U.S. senators and frustration from vets. UAW eyes healthcare alliance among self-insured automakers Friday, June 19, 2015 6:30 PM The head of the United Auto Workers wants to pool the employees of the Detroit Three automobile companies to extract lower prices from healthcare companies. CBO: No matter what, repealing ACA will add to deficit Friday, June 19, 2015 6:22 PM No matter how Republicans slice it, repealing the Affordable Care Act will add to the federal deficit, according to a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office. Healthcare underwriters among those charged with municipal bond fraud Friday, June 19, 2015 5:34 PM The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged 36 municipal underwriting firms, including many that work in healthcare, with violations in municipal bond offerings. Blame premium increases on the ACA? Friday, June 19, 2015 5:00 PM A House subcommittee Wednesday will debate the impact of the Affordable Care Act on premiums. Some believe premiums have skyrocketed because of the health reform law. Health insurance experts say it's complicated. Transplant community still split on organ donation and allocation Friday, June 19, 2015 4:29 PM Geographic disparities in access to organs remains a big problem in the U.S., and some members of the transplant community say a pending plan to fix it focuses too much on "shuffling organs" and too little on boosting stagnant donation rates. House budget proposal could eliminate AHRQ Friday, June 19, 2015 2:35 PM The National Institutes of Health is slated to receive a $1.1 billion funding boost in fiscal 2016 under a draft bill released this week by House lawmakers. The same budget calls for a number of cuts, including eliminating the Agency for Healthcare... Iowa Supreme Court ruling on abortions could lift telemedicine Friday, June 19, 2015 2:30 PM The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday struck down a rule prohibiting doctors from administering abortion-inducing drugs remotely via technology, a decision with potential implications for telemedicine nationwide. ACA repeal would boost economy but add to deficit: CBO Friday, June 19, 2015 2:00 PM Repealing President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law would modestly increase the budget deficit even as it boosts the economy, according to a nonpartisan government study released Friday.

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