
What We're Reading: Few Hospitals Receive 5 Stars in Medicare's New Ratings
What we're reading, July 28, 2016: CMS released first hospital quality ratings; Anthem is prepared to fight the government over Cigna purchase; and regulations are falling behind stem cell clinics.
Of the 3617 hospitals rated in CMS’ first hospital quality rating, just 102 received the top rating of 5 stars.
Anthem is prepared to fight the US Department of Justice (DOJ)’s efforts to block its acquisition of Cigna. Expecting to lose money on plans sold under the Affordable Care Act, Anthem is arguing that a merger with Cigna would let it negotiate better prices and pass savings on to consumers,
Although stem cell therapies are mostly theory at this point, new stem cell clinics are spreading as regulations fall behind. The New York Times
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