UnitedHealthcare plans to exit most of the Affordable Care Act exchanges by 2017, including those in Arkansas, Georgia and Michigan, according to a CNN Money report.
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In the United States, the number of fatalities from drug overdoses increased from 4,000 in 1999 to 19,000 in 2014. As painkillers accounted for a substantial number of deaths, many providers are hesitant to prescribe opioids, according to PBS.
Holy Spirit Neurosurgery in Camp Hill, Pa., and Holy Spirit Neurology–Camp Hill have both relocated to the same office in East Pennsboro Township, Pa., according to a Penn Live report.
Hackers may target the increasing amount of wearables' health data, according to readwrite.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana has named P&S Surgical Hospital in Monroe, La., a Blue Distinction Center+ for knee and hip replacement and a Blue Distinction Center for spine surgery, according to The News Star.
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Jacques Roy, MD, a physician originally arrested in early 2012 in the largest home health fraud case involving a single physician, was found guilty in a suburban Texas court, according to a Medscape report.
One year after joining the federal government's joint replacement bundled payment program, the University of Rochester Medical Center began to see the positive affect. And the head of the system's bundled payment program James Garnham spoke of the system's success…
The American College of Surgeons released new guidelines urging surgeons to inform patients if they're performing simultaneous surgeries, according to The Boston Globe.
Andrews Institute in Gulf Breeze, Fla., is adding a stem cell center, according to a Gulf Breeze News report.
A new IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics report shows spending on drugs was up last year 8.5 percent, according to a Medscape report.