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By Kaiser Health News | 10:09 am | January 26, 2016
So-called "skinny plans" aren't allowed, but insurance administrators and many cost-conscious employers are purporting to meet the rules with a new version that excludes another major category: outpatient surgery.
By Henry Powderly | 09:46 am | January 26, 2016
Health insurer Centene Corp. on Monday said it has lost six hard drives containing the health information of about 950,000 beneficiaries.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 05:08 pm | January 25, 2016
The Broward Health community is mourning the loss of its leader, President and CEO Dr. Nabil El Sanadi, who died Saturday after authorities say he shot himself in the lobby restroom of his condominium building.
By Jeff Lagasse | 04:13 pm | January 25, 2016
The United States Department of Justice has given its blessing to a district court in New York to allow ex-pharmaceutical CEO Martin Shkreli to travel to Washington, D.C. to testify at a hearing on drug pricing on February 4.
By Susan Morse | 03:48 pm | January 25, 2016
Deficiencies found in an audit of Cigna-HealthSpring operations has prompted the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to temporarily bar Cigna from enrolling new customers to its Medicare Advantage and stand-alone prescription drug plans, and from marketing efforts, according to CMS.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 12:32 pm | January 25, 2016
Healthcare clinic operator Zoom+ is growing the list of specialized medical services they provide at their Advanced Care Studio in Portland, Oregon, with the addition of gynecology and dermatology services, the company announced in a statement.
By Jeff Lagasse | 11:57 am | January 25, 2016
The Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida will soon be home to a new lung restoration center, which physicians expect will help them effectively refurbish donated lungs for use in transplants.
By Henry Powderly | 11:16 am | January 25, 2016
Jefferson Health will merge with Kennedy Health, the healthcare systems announced on Friday, in a move that will add three New Jersey hospitals to the growing Philadelphia-based provider.
By Kaiser Health News | 10:06 am | January 25, 2016
Some consumers who buy coverage on the health insurance marketplaces in 2017 could see their out-of-pocket costs drop significantly under a federal proposal to create standardized plans, a recent analysis found.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:01 pm | January 22, 2016
Peconic Bay Medical Center, and its parent system PBMC Health, became full members of the newly-rebranded Northwell Health's system when their CEO's signed a partnership agreement making Peconic Bay Medical Center its 21st hospital, Northwell announced earlier this week.