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Okla. hospital may lose Medicare funding | Hospital prices inflate cost for privately insured: study | Hear 140+ execs at Becker's Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy Conference | State of the Union guests to highlight surprise medical bills

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ February 5, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Oklahoma hospital could lose Medicare funding Full story 2. Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan chooses CTO, hiring for several roles — including clinical Full story 3. Former Vanderbilt nurse indicted on reckless…

Anthem stocks hit record high | Johns Hopkins All Children's, Mount Carmel could lose Medicare funding | Dignity Health, CHI merge into $29B system | Zuckerberg hospital puts balance billing on hold

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ February 4, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Johns Hopkins All Children’s has 3 weeks to correct safety lapses or lose Medicare funding Full story 2. Companies like LexisNexis are selling patient ‘risk scores’ to hospitals,…

CMS proposes changes for private Medicare plans | UnitedHealth stops sharing claims data with HCCI | Tenn. hospital to close | New details on Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan health venture emerge

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 31, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CMS releases Medicare Advantage proposals: 4 things to know Full story 2. 23 Mount Carmel employees placed on leave amid patient death investigations Full story 3. Sutter Health,…

$2.2M health insurance error traced to mistaken identity | Ex-CEO gets 46 months in prison for defrauding Fla. hospital | GoFundMe CEO: A third of site's fundraisers are medical-related | Anthem to end Express Scripts contract early

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 30, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Anthem to release PBM earlier than expected: 4 things to know Full story 2. Nearly half of adults don’t know what ‘Medicare for All’ is, NORC survey finds…

UnitedHealth faces $91M fine after Calif. Supreme court decision | 2 Detroit hospitals at risk of losing Medicare contract | Hear 170+ execs at Becker's Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy conference | Aetna, Apple team up on health app

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 29, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. UnitedHealth faces $91M fine after California supreme court lets ruling stand Full story 2. 2 DMC hospitals at risk of losing Medicare contracts over infection control issues Full…

BCBS of Miss. to stop paying for care it deems nonemergent | Amazon now sells hospital rooms | N.Y. hospital suing insurance plan over millions in reimbursement | Aetna, Anthem, 3 others launch blockchain ecosystem

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 28, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. BCBS of Mississippi to stop paying for care it deems nonemergent Full story 2. Amazon now sells hospital rooms: 5 notes Full story 3. Vermont hospital backtracks on…

Kentucky health plan may be insolvent by mid-2019, CEO says | Optum sues employee who left for Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture | Hear 300+ executive speakers at Becker's 10th Annual Meeting | Ascension restructures leadership; 3 execs depart

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 24, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Optum sues to protect trade secrets from Amazon-Berkshire-JPMorgan venture Full story 2. Trump pledges to stop surprise medical bills during roundtable Full story 3. Ex-Florida hospital director admits…

Anthem, WellStar to let contract expire | Walgreens pays $269M to settle billing fraud lawsuits | Bankrupt hospital chain receives $610M | 38 hospitals sue HHS over site-neutral payment policy

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 23, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. CVS Caremark reimbursed some rival pharmacies far less, report claims Full story 2. Medicare advisory group recommends 2% payment increase for hospitals in 2020 Full story 3. WellStar,…

UnitedHealth sues generic drugmakers for price fixing | Ohio hospital loses Medicare certification | 50 states ranked by opioid overdose death rates | CMS updates 2 payment models

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 22, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. Staff unanimously votes ‘no confidence’ in Florida hospital CEO Full story 2. UnitedHealth sues dozens of drug companies for price-fixing Full story 3. Ohio hospital faces closure after…

5 health systems to share risk under BCBS agreement | Apple should buy Epic, Jim Cramer says | Supreme Court hears arguments in Allina's Medicare reimbursement case | CVS-Aetna review must continue during shutdown, judge orders

‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ January 17, 2019 TODAY’S TOP STORIES 1. 5 health systems sign landmark deal with BCBS of North Carolina Full story 2. Senator presses UPMC, Highmark CEOs to answer questions over coverage change Full story 3.…