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The Illinois Gastroenterology Group partnered with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois on a medical home for Crohn's disease patients, and early results are promising, according to an AIS Health report.

North Houston Anesthesiologists joined San Antonio-based STAR Anesthesia.

Excela Health is suing Westmorland County, arguing its Laurel Surgical Center should be removed from tax rolls, according to a Trib Live report.

The Affordable Care Act's failed co-ops took a lot and gave little, costing the government $1.2 billion, based on a new Senate investigations panel report, according to The Washington Post.

Anthony S. Fauci, MD, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Tom Frieden, MD, CDC director, called on Congress for immediate funding to fight the Zika epidemic, according to NBC.

Children's Hospital of Richmond (Va.) at VCU will open its new Children's Pavilion, dedicated to outpatient services on March 21, according to Augusta Free Press.

On March 10, the Florida Senate passed a healthcare transparency bill, according to WCTV.

Lindsay Conway, the managing director of Advisory Board Company, outlined what providers should expect from Medicare this year at the Association of Community Cancer Centers annual meeting in Washington, D.C., according to AJMC.com.