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In Annual Baseline Budget Projections, CBO Decreases Marketplace Enrollment Estimates (Update)

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/25/in-annual-baseline-budget-projections-cbo-decreases-marketplace-enrollment-estimates/

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Why Is Design Thinking Healthcare Consumerism’s Most Important Factor?

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http://insights-on-business.com/ibminteractive/why-is-design-thinking-healthcare-consumerisms-most-important-factor/

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Obamacare Is on the Back Burner in Election

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http://www.bloombergview.com/articles/2016-03-27/obamacare-is-on-the-back-burner-in-election

http://khn.org/morning-breakout/viewpoints-obamacare-as-an-election-issue-the-health-industry-as-job-creator/?utm_campaign=KHN%3A+Daily+Health+Policy+Report&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=27735839&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–ASUQPhiLHbaEhZCWSY3lzZzFqn_NbEr27A_UURafHuw0-THg4PZkZnYQjydhLs6ECs5CIbjOspXiVCDEZo82nsUiatg&_hsmi=27735839

HOW HEALTHY IS YOUR COMMUNITY?

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http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/community-rural/rankings-illustrate-health-challenges-rural-america

8 Things Providers Don’t Know About Debt Collection and Cell Phones

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/8-things-providers-dont-know-about-debt-collection-and-cell-phones

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Now that the FCC has clarified rules for contacting patients about payments, hospitals and health systems are risking multi-million dollar settlements by failing to take the law seriously.

Another Study Links Hospital Mergers to Higher Prices

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/another-study-links-hospital-mergers-higher-prices#

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Researchers find that “cross-market mergers in the same state result in price increases of roughly 6% to 10%, while those linking hospitals to out-of-state providers do not result in statistically meaningful changes in price.

Healthcare finance leaders as chief storytellers

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/blog/healthcare-finance-leaders-chief-storytellers?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuaXKc%2B%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcZmM7nYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Storyteller

Unlike campfire tales designed to entertain, the storylines finance tells must educate and inform.

The CFO Challenge

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http://whitepapers.himssmedia.com/sites/whitepapers.himssmedia.com/files/Burgess%20White%20Paper%20Final%2001.25.16.pdf?aliId=312690133

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2015 saw a wave of unprecedented Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) between large and community payers and providers. The reasons vary, but operationally and financially these organizations require system interoperability and technology consolidation to reduce redundancy and gain economies of scale. Also, as health insurers and healthcare organizations
transform into value-based reimbursement environments and respond to other Affordable Care Act (ACA) mandates, brand new technologies are required to predict and maximize cash flows for reinvestment and protection against unforeseen challenges.