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Will Medicaid expansion holdouts finally give in?

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Legislators in some non-expansion states are currently under fire from state hospital associations, and in some cases state governors, to finally expand their Medicaid programs. Will the holdouts cave under the pressure? As of March 14, there were 19 non-expansion states, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation report. Hospitals in those states are not faring as well as their counterparts in states that have expanded their Medicaid programs.

Nonprofit Hospitals Adjust to Attract Investors

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http://www.wsj.com/articles/nonprofit-hospitals-adjust-to-attract-investors-1463563802

Recent consolidation has created large organizations that increasingly are pressed to become more transparent.

Here’s Why Your Health Insurance Premiums Are Going Up Again

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A new report from the American Academy of Actuaries outlines the trends that will impact health insurance premiums next year. “There are both upward and downward pressures on premiums for 2017, but for the individual and small group markets as a whole, the factors driving premium increases up dominate,” senior academy health fellow Cori Uccello said in a statement.

Click to access IB.Drivers5.15.pdf

CEO turnover: Have a strong succession plan, groom leaders from within

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http://healthcare-executive-insight.advanceweb.com/Features/Articles/Leadership-Recruitment-and-Development.aspx

Report finds that 98% of surveyed healthcare leaders would consider job change.

http://www.fiercehealthcare.com/story/ceo-turnover-have-strong-succession-plan-groom-leaders-within/2016-05-17?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=959610&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTm1ReU1ETmhZekl6WkRKbCIsInQiOiI4YUNJS1wvTFR1clVEdEptMk05Q1pQQXpQZTkwa1ZCZTV0cURjaWgrdXNRNmZFcFFvY1YyN1ZiYU9hTkplZ1pmODZ2bGxzaHJoWG93TEtTSDNDc0hlUUtnb251TDlMR3hFZTJ2czlTU243Zms9In0%253D

 

FTC Chair Makes Clear Hospital Consolidation Hurdles

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Exterior of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, D.C.

Exterior of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in Washington, D.C.

Hospital and health system mergers and acquisitions have grown by 70% since 2010. That means “vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws is more important than ever,” says the chair of the Federal Trade Commission.

White House unveils overtime rules, raises cutoff to $47,476

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The White House has released the much-discussed and awaited details of the new Department of Labor overtime pay rules, raising the exempt threshold from $23,660 to $47,476 per year — under which most salaried workers are guaranteed overtime.

More Employers Cover Transgender Surgery As Politics Shift

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/transgender-surgery-increasingly-covered-by-us-employers/419361/

The nation’s employers are increasingly becoming more open to covering gender reassignment surgery for their workers as attitudes and public policies shift on transgender rights. Nearly one-third of large companies include gender confirmation surgery as part of employee health benefit packages.  Though it does vary by employer size and by region of the country, the trend is rapidly moving toward providing coverage, benefits consultants say.

Merge ahead: Healthcare deals adapting as industry evolves

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/merge-ahead-healthcare-deals-adapting-as-industry-evolves/418868/

There’s little doubt healthcare consolidation will continue as demand increases and the population ages. However, it remains to be seen whether the potential cost savings trickles down to consumers.

US uninsured rate hits all-time low in 2015

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/us-uninsured-rate-hits-all-time-low-in-2015/419381/

Of course, the uninsured rate only tells part of the story. Debate continues over whether coverage under the ACA has sufficiently equated to accessibility and affordability of care, and just how much premiums are likely to balloon in 2017.

This health-care trend could make your hospital stay $2,000 more expensive

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Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez is concerned that consolidation in health care is driving up prices for consumers.