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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Takeda shrinks its HQ workforce in suburban Chicago as it adds in Boston 1:07:00 AM Takeda Pharmaceuticals is finishing a major reorganization that has forced hundreds of Chicago-area executives to relocate to the Boston area and slashed hundreds more field sales jobs across the country. How much are Republicans willing to pay to move Medicaid enrollees into private insurance? Monday, July 17, 2017 10:00 PM What would happen to the 11 million low-income adults who have gained coverage under the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion if the Senate GOP's efforts to repeal and replace the Obamacare pass and the expansion is phased out? Senate ACA replacement bill dies after more senators withdraw support Monday, July 17, 2017 10:00 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pulled the GOP bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act Monday night after two more Senate Republicans unexpectedly announced that they wouldn't support the proposal. GOP health bill could spell doom for rural providers Monday, July 17, 2017 6:00 PM Rural hospitals, already struggling after years of cuts to the growth of Medicare reimbursement, fear the plan to end Medicaid expansion and drop billions from the program would mean many would have to close their doors. HHS can't say how much of $24 billion in premium tax credits was wrongly paid Monday, July 17, 2017 5:00 PM The government doesn't know how much of the $24 billion for premium tax credits was improperly paid and the Government Accountability Office says HHS won't... Healthcare pricing falls to lowest growth rate in a year Monday, July 17, 2017 5:00 PM Hospital cost-cutting and competition have caused healthcare prices to slip to their lowest rate of growth in a year, according to a new report from the Altarum Institute. Report: DMC charged interest for not paying $80 million escrow on capital requirement Monday, July 17, 2017 1:00 PM Legacy DMC, the not-for-profit board overseeing the sale agreement of Detroit Medical Center for 10 years to an investor-owned hospital chain operator, has sent DMC a bill for $2.5 million in interest on the $80.5 million escrow deposit it allegedly... Why Chicago's Lurie is expanding when smaller hospitals are turning away from pediatrics Monday, July 17, 2017 12:00 PM As smaller area hospitals close or consolidate their pediatric wards, Lurie Children's Hospital in Chicago is doing the opposite: launching a high-profile fetal surgical center—one of only a few in the world—and, separately, beginning...

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Sempre Health teams up with Pennsylvania health plan to lower drug prices 11:36:13 AM In exchange for getting their prescriptions filled on time, patients in the undisclosed Pennsylvania plan, which has millions of members, can pay less for their medication. The approach is similar to "good driver" programs offered by car insurance... Guest Commentary: Start using quality measures that matter and not process measures 1:01:00 AM In starting over, we need to differentiate between measures for measures' sake, measures for improving internal processes and meaningful measures reported for external accountability about how patients fare. Could algae help treat heart attack patients? 1:01:00 AM Someday, a treatment for cardiac patients could be so outside-the-box that it's from the swamp—algae. CFO Roundtable: Hospital execs innovate to overcome uncertainty 1:01:00 AM Modern Healthcare Editor Aurora Aguilar met with several chief financial officers then to talk about the fiscal challenges facing the nation's hospitals, including growing patient debt and the possibility of lower volume as a result of potential... GOP opponents to Senate health-care bill see vote delay as an advantage Sunday, July 16, 2017 10:45 PM Republican critics of the Senate's latest version of health-care legislation were energized after leaders postponed votes on the measure, yet another sign the bill's fortunes are in limbo.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Vote on Obamacare repeal bill delayed after McCain surgery 3:28:25 AM Sen. John McCain's absence from the Senate as he recovers from surgery for a blood clot has led the GOP leadership to postpone consideration of healthcare legislation that is already on the brink.

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Modern Healthcare Breaking News Latest Breaking News from Modern Healthcare Health systems see returns on risk-based reimbursement 1:01:00 AM Despite a broad push to provide healthcare that emphasizes value over volume, health systems still largely rely on a fee-for-service model as they gradually take on more financial risk through new payment methods. Congress​ to​ discuss​ need​ for​ additional​ 340B​ oversight Friday, July 14, 2017 6:40 PM Congress will be taking a closer look this week at the future of a federal program that helps hospitals purchase drugs at discounted rates. Alternate plan to repeal and replace Obamacare has few details Friday, July 14, 2017 5:47 PM Sen. Lindsey Graham and Sen. Bill Cassidy revealed an alternative plan for repealing and replacing Obamacare they hope will sway moderates in Medicaid expansion states. But their plan offers few concrete details. Jack Kane to become Athenahealth CFO Friday, July 14, 2017 5:17 PM The company has begun a search for a permanent CFO. Analysts predict drop in provider net revenue under BCRA Friday, July 14, 2017 4:00 PM Medicaid cuts, coupled with other policy changes proposed in the latest version of the Better Care Reconciliation Act, could dramatically increase the number of uninsured and reverse gains made in preventive and primary care. Rule-o-rama spells trouble for hospitals Friday, July 14, 2017 2:00 PM In addition to Medicaid cuts that continue to be part of the GOP's plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, a 1,500-page Medicare payment rule and next year's physician fee pay rule all tighten reimbursement for providers, and most it... Editorial: 'This is a disaster' Friday, July 14, 2017 1:35 PM Guess how many healthcare groups are lining up to support the Better Care Reconciliation Act? None. Which begs the question of why the Senate would move forward in the face of so much opposition.

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