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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Parliamentarian's rulings jeopardize Senate GOP repeal bill Saturday, July 22, 2017 6:47 PM Senate Republicans suffered a big setback in passing their bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act when the Senate parliamentarian issued rulings Friday that make it more difficult to pass key provisions on a party-line majority vote.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Investors wait to see if hospitals held admission volumes in Q2 1:01:00 AM Investors will be watching beginning this week to see if hospitals maintained admission and outpatient volumes during the second quarter. No signs of relief: Rural providers remain on edge over ACA'S uncertain future 1:01:00 AM The GOP-backed effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act may be losing steam for now. That's good news for rural hospitals, but the rural sector's problems are far from resolved. N.H. governor slams state's waiver proposal to stabilize market Friday, July 21, 2017 5:27 PM Facing the potential for high premium increases, New Hampshire will seek a waiver allowing it to create a high-risk fund for individuals on the marketplace. The state's Republican governor immediately pushed back on the proposal, and he could... Want top hospital posts and pay? Prepare, ask and be willing to walk Friday, July 21, 2017 5:11 PM Women hospital executives can start closing the pay gap with their male counterparts by truly negotiating compensation rather than accepting first offers, C-suite hospital executives said this week at the Modern Healthcare Women Leaders in... Baxter and Claris settle FTC merger challenge by divesting products Friday, July 21, 2017 4:59 PM Drugmakers Baxter International and Claris Injectables agreed to divest two pharmaceutical products to settle Federal Trade Commission antitrust concerns over Baxter's proposed $625 million acquisition of Claris' injectable drugs business. Editorial: Eight reasons why the GOP healthcare bill ultimately failed Friday, July 21, 2017 4:49 PM Asked about his Bay of Pigs fiasco, President John F. Kennedy responded, "Victory has 100 fathers and defeat is an orphan." The opposite is true for the latest iteration of the GOP healthcare bill, which would have eliminated insurance coverage for... Hospitals see improved outcomes, lower costs as blood transfusions drop Friday, July 21, 2017 3:43 PM Blood transfusions have been a long-standing practice at health systems, despite known complications, and are believed to improve patient outcomes. A new study finds the costs and potential risks associated with the procedures outweigh the benefits. Athenahealth recovers after a less-than-stellar first quarter Friday, July 21, 2017 1:00 PM Following a disappointing first quarter, Athenahealth reported that its operating income back in the black in the second quarter, with a 15% uptick in revenue. LinkedIn joins effort to strengthen health IT sector in northeast Ohio Friday, July 21, 2017 1:00 PM LinkedIn has joined a team of stakeholders in northeast Ohio — BioEnterprise, the city of Cleveland, Cleveland State University and Cuyahoga County — to provide data, analysis and market research on talent for health IT positions in... U.S. Digital Service's APIs help with MACRA participation Friday, July 21, 2017 12:44 PM The U.S. Digital Service is creating application programming interfaces to make MACRA participation easier, according to an agency report presented to Congress.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Healthcare groups seek alternative ways to kill ACA taxes if GOP repeal effort fails Thursday, July 20, 2017 10:36 PM With GOP efforts to gut the Affordable Care Act on the verge of derailing, healthcare industry groups seeking repeal of ACA taxes on their members are looking to hitch a ride on a new legislative train. Louisiana's 5 Medicaid managed-care companies being vetted for another year Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:52 PM Louisiana is expected to decide by September whether it will keep the five Medicaid managed-care companies currently overseeing the care of 1.6 million recipients or adjust the group, state health department secretary Dr. Rebekah Gee said Thursday. CMS looks to launch behavioral health pay model Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:00 PM The CMS is interested in launching a new pay model that will target behavioral health services and is seeking public comment on what the new effort should look like. The announcement comes at a time when agency officials say they are still committed... Memorial​ Hermann​ targets​ food​ insecurity,​ asks​ if​ patients​ are​ hungry Thursday, July 20, 2017 4:00 PM Memorial Hermann, a 16-hospital health system based in Houston, began asking patients in October 2015 if they had enough food at home. About 18% of the adult population in Harris County, Texas, suffers from food insecurity. Trump administration pulls health law help in 18 cities Thursday, July 20, 2017 3:32 PM President Donald Trump's administration has ended Affordable Care Act contracts that brought assistance into libraries, businesses and urban neighborhoods in 18 cities, meaning shoppers on the insurance exchanges will have fewer places to turn for... Healthcare gets a new website domain with .health Thursday, July 20, 2017 3:00 PM DotHealth, the company behind the domain extension, hopes .health will become a new industry standard for the healthcare industry's websites. CMS seeks greater authority to vet Medicare Advantage networks Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:00 PM The CMS plans to request greater authority from the White House to ensure Medicare Advantage plans have adequate provider networks. Currently, the agency has limits on how frequently it can review plans for compliance with federal standards. Latest Senate ACA repeal bill would lead to 22 million more uninsured Thursday, July 20, 2017 2:00 PM There would be 22 million fewer Americans with health insurance in 2026 under the latest version of the Senate Republican bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, the same coverage loss as under the previous version, the Congressional... Healthcare fraud: The hot new legal practice? Thursday, July 20, 2017 1:00 PM The Chicago U.S. Attorney's Office is creating a new unit to prosecute healthcare fraud, a move that tantalizes the city's white-collar defense lawyers with the promise of more work.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Trump administration to continue paying cost sharing reductions Wednesday, July 19, 2017 6:05 PM A day after President Donald Trump hinted he may let the insurance exchanges collapse, the White House says it will pay cost sharing reductions to help consumers afford coverage on the exchanges this month. Women CEOs, nurses get short end of salaries Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:47 PM Women CEOs of hospitals earn 22% less than their male counterparts, and even male nurses earn more than female nurses, a panel of healthcare executives observed at the Modern Healthcare Women Leaders in Healthcare Conference. AHCA savings, $487 billion in Medicare cuts remain in House budget proposal Wednesday, July 19, 2017 5:00 PM Although the Senate has failed to coalesce around a plan to repeal Obamacare, the House has preserved its bill's cuts in its proposed budget resolution. The plan also includes a premium-support proposal for Medicare. Lowering readmission rates does not harm patient safety Wednesday, July 19, 2017 4:53 PM As hospitals continue to lower readmission rates and satisfy new value-based incentives, mortality rates have also dropped, signaling improvement in care quality, a new study found. Not dead yet: Trump exhorts Senate to pass Obamacare repeal Wednesday, July 19, 2017 3:00 PM Lecturing fellow Republicans, President Donald Trump summoned GOP senators to the White House Wednesday and told them face-to-face they must not leave town for their August recess without sending him an Obamacare repeal bill to sign. Cleveland Clinic performs first total face transplant Wednesday, July 19, 2017 1:14 PM Eleven Cleveland Clinic surgeons and a team of specialists performed the hospital's first total face transplant in May, replacing 100% of the facial tissue for a 21-year-old woman who suffered from a gunshot wound as a teenager, the health system...

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