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Cartoon – Due to Budget Cuts
Healthcare Triage: Kids Today…Are Pretty Great
Don’t Let The Talking Points Fool You: It’s All About The Risk Pool
A New Understanding Of Health System Performance For Older Adults
The Economics Of Paying For Value
Cartoon – Path to Payment
Owning a Health Plan is Not Enough
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/health-plans/owning-health-plan-not-enough
Unless senior leaders encourage a culture of cooperation, provider-owned health plans will have a relationship with the provider network that is just as acrimonious as that of any outside payer, says SelectHealth’s CEO.
Value-based Care is Ripping Into Health System Profits
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/value-based-care-ripping-health-system-profits
Large health systems and hospital operators are reporting falling profits, revenue, income, and share value. The promise of population health management may eventually restore financial order, says one industry expert.
Group Health approves acquisition by Kaiser Permanente
http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/group-health-approves-acquisition-by-kaiser/
Voting members of Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative agreed Saturday to join with California-based Kaiser Permanente, an agreement that allows a review of the $1.8 billion deal to go forward.











