Population health, workforce salary management key hospital cost control strategies, CFOs say

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/population-health-workforce-salary-management-key-hospital-cost-control-salaries-cfos-say

But there’s a catch. Hospitals have to first spend money to get systems in place.

House Republicans unveil 2017 budget: 7 things for healthcare leaders to know

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/house-republicans-unveil-2017-budget-7-things-for-healthcare-leaders-to-know.html

US Congress

Despite Fears, Affordable Care Act Has Not Uprooted Employer Coverage

Lowe’s offers health insurance plans with deductibles as low as $1,000.

CMS’ final 2017 Medicare Advantage rates lower than expected

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/cms-final-2017-medicare-advantage-rates-lower-than-expected/416809/

CEOs and CFOs: 10 things demanding your attention this year

http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/ceos-and-cfos-10-things-demanding-your-attention-this-year.html

Balance

Why venture capital firms are pouring money into health insurance

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160319/MAGAZINE/303199964?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=mostreq

Zoom clinic

Hospitals see on-site pharmacies as revenue generators as medication management pays off

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/hospitals-see-site-pharmacies-revenue-generators-medication-management-pays?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonuaXLdO%2FhmjTEU5z16ukvX6%2B%2Fh4kz2EFye%2BLIHETpodcMTcZmMbHYDBceEJhqyQJxPr3MLtINwNlqRhPrCg%3D%3D

Hospitals collect more revenue from patients while also cutting down readmissions, evidence shows.

What Risk Adjustment Does — The Perspective Of A Health Insurance Actuary Who Relies On It

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2016/03/29/what-risk-adjustment-does-the-perspective-of-a-health-insurance-actuary-who-relies-on-it/

Lobbyist Paul Miller is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 20, 2009.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Prescription drug spending surges amid market forces

http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/prescription-drug-spending-surges-amid-market-forces?cfcache=true