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NEWS & ANALYSIS
Facing Pressure, Insurance Plans Loosen Rules For Covering Addiction Treatment
by Kaiser Health News
Aetna will stop requiring doctors seek approval before prescribing particular medications―such as Suboxone―that are used to mitigate withdrawal symptoms.
Where Provider Growth Will Come From Over Next 5 Years
by Jonathan Bees
HealthLeaders Media's annual industry outlook survey asked senior healthcare leaders about the challenges their organizations are facing as they transition to value-based care models.
 

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ER Visits Linked To Falls Spike Among California Seniors
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3 Things to Know About Locum Tenens Staffing
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The demand for locum tenens services is growing. Assignments for physicians are getting longer and there is a rising demand for specialists in primary care, emergency medicine, and behavioral health.
 

AROUND THE WEB
GOP health plan: Lower costs, better care, or road to ruin?
Source: Star Tribune / Associated Press
The ACA: The view from a hospital CEO
Source: Wall Street Journal
Mercy and St. Anthony's enter affiliation agreement
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Drugs vanish at some VA hospitals
Source: The Times-Tribune / Associated Press
Montana lawmakers reject doctor residency expansion
Source: Miami Herald / Assoociated Press
Lack of trust between CT hospitals & administration continues
Source: CT News Junkie
Could mandatory database curb opioid abuse?
Source: Star Tribune
Amid healthcare 'chaos,' Tennesseans push lawmakers for assurances
Source: The Tennessean
Medical City Plano names new COO
Source: D Healthcare
Dallas doctor who performed questionable surgeries gets life in prison
Source: Dallas Morning News
 

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