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11/22/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Alex Kacik
WASHINGTON, DC - Hospitals' uncompensated care and unreimbursed costs increased from 2015 to 2018, albeit at a slower rate since 2016, according to new data.
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11/22/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Shelby Livingston
WASHINGTON, DC - Health insurers are fielding offers from specialized investors who are betting big that the Supreme Court will force the federal government to fork over billions in unpaid Obamacare funds.
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11/22/2019 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - A glitch in Medicare's revamped prescription plan finder can steer unwitting seniors to coverage that costs much more than they need to pay, according to people who help with sign-ups as well as program experts.
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11/22/2019 - Modern Healthcare by: Michael Brady
WASHINGTON, DC - More than 600 hospitals sued HHS on Tuesday over an $840 million cut to Medicare inpatient hospital payments that they claim wasn't authorized by Congress.
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11/22/2019 - The Associated Press
WASHINGTON, DC - Dr. Emilie Scott was only a few months into her first job when she started hearing the complaint: She was spending too much time with each patient.
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11/22/2019 - WVNews
MORGANTOWN, WV - The West Virginia University School of Public Health and the Monongalia County Health Department are working to further promote training, research and service opportunities for students.
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11/22/2019 - The Associated Press
CHARLESTON, WV - West Virginia is suing two more opioid makers claiming the companies misrepresented the risks of their drugs.
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