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Business Roundup: KP to Acquire Seattle-based Group Health Coop

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Market consolidation remains active as the year winds to a close. Recent deals span from acquisitions announced by Kaiser Permanente in the northwest and WellStar in Atlanta, to a sale by Tennessee-based Community Health Systems.

2016 PPO Plans Remove Out-Of-Network Cost Limits, A Costly Trap For Consumers

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http://khn.org/news/2016-ppo-plans-remove-out-of-network-cost-limits-a-costly-trap-for-consumers/

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Not-for-profit hospital sector outlook still negative: Fitch Ratings

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http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151202/NEWS/151209969

http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/nonprofit-hospitals-sector-outlook-bleak-fitch-says/410254/

Watch list 2016: Top therapeutic areas

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http://managedhealthcareexecutive.modernmedicine.com/managed-healthcare-executive/news/watch-list-2016-top-therapeutic-areas

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Hospitals Go Head-To-Head With Malloy; Running Biggest Media Campaign In More Than 30 Years

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http://www.courant.com/politics/hc-hospitals-legislature-1202-20151201-story.html

Can Capitation and Consumerism Play Together?

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Capitation is no longer a dirty word. It’s an important component of moving healthcare reimbursement toward value. How can provider organizations get there?

Deadly and hidden mistakes: Hospital error reports often elude the public

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http://www.ocregister.com/articles/hospital-694394-reports-public.html

Details of conditions inside Mission Hospital of Mission Viejo – which temporarily closed its 14 operating rooms last fall because of a small outbreak of infections associated with orthopedic surgeries – were hidden by the federal government for six months.