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Federalism and National Health Reform, Part 2
Federalism and National Health Reform, Part 1
Who owns patient data?
What Are a Hospital’s Costs? Utah System Is Trying to Learn

Dr. Vivian Lee set in motion a process that the University of Utah Health Care is using to save money and to improve care.
Charity care, financial assistance standards in hospitals unfair to patients, professor says

A study of 140 hospitals showed eligibility cutoffs ranging from an income of 100 percent of the federal poverty level to 600 percent.
Brookdale Senior Living among 6 healthcare takeover targets, Goldman Sachs says

Goldman Sachs said the firm expects the demand for senior living centers to grow.
Community Health Systems moves forward with spin-off of Quorum Health, names CEO, CFO

Once the deal closes, Quorum would own or lease 38 hospitals and outpatient centers.
Flawed Shared Savings and Pioneer ACO programs are here to stay, consultant says

Nearly 75 percent of ACOs in the program earned no savings in 2014.
Doctors’ group: Healthcare mergers not in patients’ ‘best interests’

The American Medical Association (AMA) is sounding the alarm about the proposed consolidations of four of the country’s largest health insurance giants.





