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Aurora to increase hospital prices 4.5% in 2017
Aurora Health Care, Wisconsin’s largest health care system, will increase prices overall by 4.5 percent at its hospitals Jan. 1, which is slightly less than Aurora’s price increases the previous two...
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California fines Zenefits $7 million, more than any other state
The California Department of Insurance has fined Zenefits $7 million for several licensing violations. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, whose office began investigating the company in 2015, charged...
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California fines Zenefits $7M for unlicensed health insurance sales
The California Department of Insurance has fined Zenefits $7 million for several licensing violations. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, whose office began investigating the company in 2015, charged...
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Details emerge on new paid family leave proposal in D.C.
Employers in Washington, D.C., would be required to offer 11 weeks paid family leave for new parents under a revised version of a paid leave law put forth by D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson, a...
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A year later, state's digital health initiative takes more concrete shape
In January, elected officials and stakeholders unveiled a vision for the future: expand Massachusetts’ role in the digital health sector. Since then, progress has been slow, as disparate parts of the...
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Company formed by ex-Salix employees inks big licensing agreement
Vivelix Pharmaceuticals – a company founded earlier this year by seven ex-Salix employees – has inked a licensing agreement with Idera Pharmaceuticals to develop and market IMO-9200, Idera’s therapy...
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A top PeaceHealth executive to step down
PeaceHealth Chief Operating Officer Beth O’Brien will be leaving the Vancouver, Washington-based hospital system at the end of next week. O’Brien will be moving to West Hartford, Connecticut, to be...
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Exclusive deal with WAC aims to lure tenants to new Seattle office tower
Developers of new office buildings battle intensely for tenants, and one new Seattle high-rise project has turned to an old Seattle institution to gain the upper hand. Schnitzer West, developer of the...
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Catholic Health Initiatives' credit rating in jeopardy again
Catholic Health Initiatives’ continuing financial struggles were made evident Tuesday when S&P Global Ratings warned that it may downgrade the Arapahoe County-based health system’s credit ratings....
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Inova Loudoun receives largest donation in hospital's history
Inova Loudoun Hospital received a $5 million gift Tuesday from Loudoun County venture capitalists and philanthropists Fred, Karen and Bobbi Schaufeld. The gift, which is the single largest cash gift in...
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How FamilyCare's use of 'Ports' is making life easier for patients
A few years ago, with the Medicaid expansion poised to add tens of thousands of new enrollees, the staff of FamilyCare Health decided the time was right to change its structure. The Portland-based...
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California fines Zenefits $7 million, more than any other state
The California Department of Insurance has fined Zenefits $7 million for several licensing violations. Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, whose office began investigating the company in 2015, charged...
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Health care executives push state to regulate surprise billing practices
Marylou Sudders, the secretary of the state’s Office of Health and Human Services, said her late sister was a health care expert. But despite that expertise, she ended up with a $10,000 bill for...
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This plan will help you avoid holiday weight gain
You’ve struggled with eating healthy, and like clockwork —the holidays are here to put an end to your healthy eating streak. But don’t be discouraged. Here’s a plan to help keep your healthy eating...
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Slideshow: How Kansas City hospitals stack up for patient safety
More than half of Kansas City hospitals earned an "A" grade in a recent patient safety survey released by the Leapfrog Group. Of 21 surveyed hospitals, 11 in the metropolitan area received "A" grades,...
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Postelection fears cause spike in calls to Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood of Western Pennsylvania has seen a marked increase in calls in the week following the presidential election, including a nearly threefold jump in requests for intrauterine devices...
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OhioHealth eliminates 80 Mansfield hospital manager, support jobs – but...
Still steering for break-even after years of financial losses at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, parent OhioHealth Corp. has eliminated 80 middle management and support services jobs through...
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Mpirica Health partners with Welvie to deliver surgery scores
Bellevue-based Mpirica Health, a startup focused on transparency in the health care industry, has partnered with a Chicago company to put its hospital and surgeon quality scores in front of a much...
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Novan’s stock rises following clinical trial results
Durham-based Novan’s stock saw a bump Tuesday that held steady Wednesday after the company announced top-line results from its Phase 2 clinical trial for its nitric oxide drug candidate SB206. The...
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Retired NFL player joins Chicago medical marijuana company
Outspoken medical marijuana advocate and retired NFL star Eugene Monroe has just joined a Chicago-based legal weed grower. Green Thumb Industries(GTI), a fast growing medical marijuana grower in...
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