Thousands — even with insurance — flock to free downtown medical clinic

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Dr. Janice Schindling and assistant Jack Wisdom perform free surgery Friday, April 29, 2016 at a three-day health clinic at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The event is sponsored by Adventist Services & Industries.

 

Healthcare’s $40B day: 5 things to know about Thursday’s mega-mergers

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/healthcare-s-40b-day-5-things-to-know-about-thursday-s-mega-mergers.html

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Some of the deal activity among medical device makers and pharmaceutical companies can be explained by the belief that gaining scale and becoming a leading provider is essential for effectively negotiating business with hospitals and insurers, according to The New York Times. Some of the impetus to consolidate can also be explained by the desire to acquire emerging product lines and biotech firms to supplement the declining sales of older products.

Covered California will exclude hospitals with high rates of C-sections

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/covered-california-will-exclude-hospitals-high-rates-c-sections?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRjM1pHWXhaamRtTjJJdyIsInQiOiIrNU1UM0tidlREYndvZ05BQ1hESEZUaFZUV3Jkd0lDVnZTRVhkaWQ3cTZ2ZHJIMk9SZ0ZSSEZGdDhKK3BJS3V4RkkzdDcrR2Y1MDd1K0FabllGQ1p2ZjdGanAybDlCUFJBRWo4eFVRK1IwRT0ifQ%3D%3D

State want to bring down rate of Cesarean births to national target of 23.9 percent

Harvard Pilgrim bullish on exchange business despite high-profile UnitedHealthcare exit

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/harvard-pilgrim-bullish-exchange-business-despite-high-profile-unitedhealthcare-exit?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRjM1pHWXhaamRtTjJJdyIsInQiOiIrNU1UM0tidlREYndvZ05BQ1hESEZUaFZUV3Jkd0lDVnZTRVhkaWQ3cTZ2ZHJIMk9SZ0ZSSEZGdDhKK3BJS3V4RkkzdDcrR2Y1MDd1K0FabllGQ1p2ZjdGanAybDlCUFJBRWo4eFVRK1IwRT0ifQ%3D%3D

Population health partnership key as New England insurer logs more and more enrollees.

Pharmacists critical to success in 5 value-based models

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/pharmacists-critical-success-5-value-based-models?cfcache=true

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Three drug trends impacting specialty pharmacy

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/three-drug-trends-impacting-specialty-pharmacy?cfcache=true

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Will Covered California Sell Health Coverage To The Undocumented?

Will Covered California Sell Health Coverage To The Undocumented?

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Health Care Transformation Task Force Reports Increase in Value-Based Payments

http://www.hcttf.org/releases/2016/4/12/healthcare-transformation-task-force-reports-increase-in-value-based-payments

About Health Care Transformation Task Force
Health Care Transformation Task Force is a unique collaboration of patients, payers, providers and purchasers working to lead a sweeping transformation of the health care system. By transitioning to value-based models that support the Triple Aim of better health, better care and lower costs, the Task Force is committed to accelerating the transformation to value in health care. To learn more, visit http://www.hcttf.org. 

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A state-by-state breakdown of 71 rural hospital closures

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/a-state-by-state-breakdown-of-71-rural-hospital-closures.html

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Fitch: Organic volume grows at for-profit hospitals for first time since 2008

http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/fitch-organic-volume-grows-profit-hospitals-first-time-2008/2016-04-21?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRFNVlXVXlPR00zT1RoaiIsInQiOiJlXC9pcVgraUViTldUYWZQMnlDUXZ3NzVoN1ZTdlo1VU81OG1lZWhSZ3dvd0xoOG1qQ2Q2UGUweTRCZXptSFZDdmFiZzRrYm9GNzNYK3BtZXJyeEZsSTFCNUJKdGI1THFnR1kyNGJaeTBlbGc9In0%3D

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