Aetna Owed $698 Million by the State of Illinois
Aetna Better Health, a subsidiary of the national insurance company (Aetna, Inc.) has given the state of Illinois notice that
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Half The Time, Nursing Homes Scrutinized On Safety By Medicare Are Still Treacherous
(By Jordan Rau for Kaiser Health News) In 2012, Parkview Healthcare Center’s history of safety violations led California regulators to
Read MoreAlso Using Your HSA as a Savings Option to Help Fund Your Retirement
If you have a Health savings account (HSA) are you also using it as a savings option to help fund
Read MoreCMS releases Open Payments data for 2016: 5 things to know
(By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS recently published Open Payments data for 2016, which shows payments from drug and device
Read MoreBillionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong’s company acquires majority stake in Integrity Healthcare
(By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review) Patrick Soon-Shiong, MD, and his company NantWorks, acquired a majority stake in Boynton Beach, Fla.-based
Read MorePersonalized cancer vaccines vanquish melanoma in small but encouraging study
(By Sharon Begley for STAT) A small pilot study raises hopes that personalized cancer vaccines might prove safer and more effective than
Read MoreTo solve organ shortage, states consider ‘opt-out’ organ donation laws
(By Leah Samuel for STAT) The shortage of organs for transplantation is a thorny problem. Nearly 118,000 people in the U.S.
Read MoreNew Model for Classifying Cancer Patients Could Lead to Better End-of-Life Care
Harvard Medical School researchers found Medicare’s policies governing cancer patient’s end-of-life care are based on generalized statistics often fail to
Read MoreCorporate Whistleblower Center Urging Doctors to Call Them About Violations of Medicare’s False Claims Act
Prompted by a Justice Department announcement in June that Genesis Healthcare would pay the federal government more than $53.6 million
Read MoreAs new and lethal opioids flood U.S. streets, crime labs race to identify them
(By Max Blau for STAT) ATLANTA — The yellow pills had already killed four before landing in Brian Hargett’s lab
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