Aetna and Humana shareholders approve $37 billion merger

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/aetna-and-humana-shareholders-approve-37-billion-merger?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKnPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNkMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg

Aetna building, Wikipedia

Deal approved in separate shareholder meetings Monday.

Warner Chilcott to pay $125 million over kickback scheme, former drug company officials indicted

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/warner-chilcott-pay-125-million-over-kickback-scheme-former-drug-company-officials-indicted?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKnPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNkMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg

Whistleblowers net $22.9 million for exposing drug company’s fraud.

Healthcare Triage News: Red Meat and Cancer! PANIC! Understanding the WHO’s Meat and Cancer Announcement

Healthcare Triage News: Red Meat and Cancer! PANIC! Understanding the WHO’s Meat and Cancer Announcement

Red Meat

Budget agreement would cut some hospital-based outpatient payments

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/budget-agreement-would-cut-some-hospital-based-outpatient-payments/2015-10-28?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

But most existing payments grandfathered in during negotiations