CVS Health Posts Strong Retail, Omnicare Outlook

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Minute Clinic

CEO Larry Merlo is upbeat about the growth potential for walk-in clinics and as a consequence of its acquisition of OmniCare last summer, sees “opportunities across the spectrum in skilled nursing, assisted living, and the independent living spaces.”

3 Payer-Driven Strategies to Transform Care Models

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Capitation2

Spectrum Health, a not-for-profit, integrated, managed care healthcare organization, is focused on redesigning care models to increase value. Its insurance arm has been key.

Obama budget would lift HHS spending to $1.1 trillion, entice Medicaid expansion

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/obama-budget-would-lift-hhs-budget-11-trillion-entice-medicaid-expansion?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Republicans, blasting the proposal as overzealous when it comes to spending, have already shot down the budget.

DignityHealth Nevada to build 4 hospitals for underserved Las Vegas communities

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/dignityhealth-nevada-build-4-hospitals-underserved-las-vegas-communities?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonua3JcO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcFgN7zYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

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Hospitals expected to be built in the next year, with the first breaking ground in March, DignityHealth says.

CMS gives healthcare 6 years to repay Medicare overpayments in final rule

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. (Wikipedia)

The proposed rule mandating providers be on the hook for overpayments going back 10 years faced still opposition.

8 developing healthcare trends

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/8-developing-healthcare-trends/2016-02-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

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New report identifies one of the top trends is engaging value-conscious consumers

Nearly 700 rural hospitals are financially vulnerable

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/nearly-700-rural-hospitals-are-financially-vulnerable/2016-02-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvqjKce%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ARMBjN6%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

iVantage report: 210 are on brink of immediate closure