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By Jeff Lagasse | 04:20 pm | June 24, 2016
Standard and Poor's Global Ratings confirmed its ratings on Washington's Providence Health and Services and California-based St. Joseph Health System will not be affected by the California Attorney General's approval for a merger to proceed.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 03:47 pm | June 24, 2016
DeKalb Physician Hospital Organization and UnitedHealthcare have jointly launched an accountable care program that will dedicate more resources to coordinating patient care and making it easier to share health information, the two announced Thursday.
By Jeff Lagasse | 02:59 pm | June 24, 2016
Pacifica Hospital of the Valley in Los Angeles has agreed to pay $1 million in civil penalties over allegations that it improperly discharged a homeless patient in direct violation of city law and the hospital's homeless discharge protocols.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 12:09 pm | June 24, 2016
Adeptus Health Inc. has appointed Ricardo Martinez, M.D. their new Chief Medical Officer. The large-scale operator of free-standing emergency rooms made the announcement Friday.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:27 am | June 24, 2016
Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital broke ground this week on a new emergency department expansion and hospital renovation project that it hopes will provide a higher level of urgent care for Michigan's Ontonagon County.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:33 am | June 24, 2016
California's insurance commissioner on Thursday recommended that federal officials block Aetna Inc.'s proposed $37 billion acquisition of Humana Inc., saying the deal would suppress market competition and harm consumers.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:18 pm | June 23, 2016
Kindred Healthcare and the Arkansas Department of Health have signed a definitive agreement for Kindred to acquire in-home healthcare operations from ADH for about $39 million, which includes licenses to provide home health, hospice and personal care services throughout the state of Arkansas.
By Susan Morse | 03:01 pm | June 23, 2016
The Republican's answer to Obamacare includes a proposal to set state caps on Medicaid financing, a plan that could shift costs to states, providers and beneficiaries, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report released Wednesday.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 02:08 pm | June 23, 2016
The ranks of healthcare execs and providers who see value-based payment contracts as detrimental to profits are swelling, a recent study from KPMG showed.
By Jeff Lagasse | 12:12 pm | June 23, 2016
Boosting support for prescription drug monitoring programs, and establishing a consistent funding source, is strongly related to a reduction in opioid-related overdose deaths, says a new study from Health Affairs.