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Redfield named to lead the CDC - Leading HIV/AIDS researcher Dr. Robert Redfield was named Wednesday to become the next director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://t.co/Dcq7S4oCWj

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CMS cites University of Maryland hospital for EMTALA violations - The CMS has found the University of Maryland Medical Center in violation of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act for its handling of a mentally ill patient who was found in jus... https://t.co/zLzd9pwBNu

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Trump calls for death penalty for drug traffickers - The White House on Monday unveiled a long-awaited plan to combat opioid abuse. The plan calls for tougher penalties for drug traffickers and a reduction in prescriptions over the next three years. https://t.co/JxjKjVVR6T

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New bad debt accounting standards likely to remake community benefit reporting - New accounting guidance changes the way hospitals report bad debt, which complicates community benefit reporting for not-for-profit health systems. https://t.co/aAEEAw8jqN

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Amazon hires former US FDA chief health informatics officer - The hire is the latest in the company's healthcare efforts, which include, notably, a collaboration with Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase. https://t.co/4KA8PPp69n

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CSRs, reinsurance face abortion language hurdle - Abortion language is impeding negotiations on cost-sharing reduction payments and reinsurance that leading lawmakers still hope to include in next week's big spending bill that Congress must pass by th... https://t.co/jGrkQDqvyG

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Docs hope to convince the CMS to spend more now and save more later - A new study shows that heart attack patients fared better when hospitals spent more on their care. Clinicians hope that information will convince the CMS to drop plans to penalize t... https://t.co/5c1DmEDiB9

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Right-to-try experimental drug bill fails to pass in House vote - Congress fails to approve a measure that would provide another avenue for terminally-ill patients to get access to experimental drugs. https://t.co/XkWRxXJyuC

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Justice Department declines to intervene in HCR ManorCare hospice lawsuit - The U.S. Justice Department will not intervene in a recently unsealed group of False Claims Act lawsuits alleging that HCR ManorCare admitted patients to hospice who were not ... https://t.co/qv0vySnvq7

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7 big announcements from HIMSS18 - The buzz at HIMSS has shifted from meaningful use and health IT adoption, to tapping into artificial intelligence, generating actionable data, and, importantly, embracing consumerism. https://t.co/AHuBZ7geKs

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Rural maternity care losses lead to childbirth risks - As many rural hospitals closed their obstetric services over the last decade, researchers have seen a rise in health risks and infant mortality in some of the country's most medically underserved ... https://t.co/yBm0ZRDanT

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Providence St. Joseph Health boosts operating margin in 2017 - Renton, Wash.-based Providence St. Joseph Health boosted its operating income to $3 million in 2017, up from an operating loss of $255 million in 2016. https://t.co/WKpo9pNkBG

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Senators ask Azar to review Anthem ER policy - Sens. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.) and Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) called on HHS Secretary Alex Azar and Secretary of Labor Alexander Costa to look into whether Anthem's emergency room policy violates federal law... https://t.co/SKyFyHaGXP

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Washington insurance commissioner to set protections for short-term plan enrollees - Washington state's insurance commissioner will use his rule-making authority to establish consumer protections for people enrolling in short-term plans as the Trump a... https://t.co/57VMASpteW

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Tenet again lowers threshold for investors to call meetings - Tenet Healthcare Corp. shareholders now only need to own 25% of the company's shares in order to request special meetings, the health system announced Monday. That's down from more than 50%... https://t.co/jG25MqdZOM

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Lawsuit challenging ACA creates new political drama for red-state lawmakers - Disappointed that Congress failed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, red-state lawmakers continue to look for ways to take down the law. But many are finding tha... https://t.co/5wnNcfNyrD

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HIMSS acquires business accelerator Healthbox - The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society is looking to tap into the business accelerator for its consulting and fund management capabilities. https://t.co/fBeFAVYiQE

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Tax law a boon to some for-profit health systems, a drag on others - For-profit health systems faring well financially will get a boost from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted into law in December, and could present added challenge those that are not. https://t.co/qnNtJqlMWa

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Community Health Systems' share price falls 17% - Community Health Systems' stock price fell 17% Wednesday following the previous day's release of results for 2017 that include a $2 billion fourth-quarter net loss. https://t.co/jyJKOMVfrx

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Court blocks CHS' former Fort Wayne exec from sharing confidential information - A Tennessee court has ruled that a former CEO of CHS subsidiary Lutheran Health Network disclosed the Fort Wayne, Ind., hospital system's confidential information, but he... https://t.co/LQWjLy5VSp