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Hospitals fire back at GAO study faulting 340B program

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/hospitals-fire-back-at-gao-study-faulting-340b-program/402011/

Hospitals and the HHS are questioning GAO findings that hospitals serving high numbers of low- income patients abuse a federal drug discount via the 340B Drug Pricing Program by overprescribing medications.

Atlantic Health loses tax case, spurs worry over nonprofit healthcare

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Morristown Medical Center failed to meet the legal “profit test,” judge says

Healthcare Workers: Why They Come to Work Sick

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Healthcare Workers

A survey explores the reasons why healthcare workers do their job when they’re sick and expose patients to their illnesses.

Meaningful Use Program: Why it failed and how to save it

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Obamacare and the Future of Healthcare

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Obamacare and the Future of Healthcare

As everyone knows by now, the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of state healthcare insurance exchanges subsidized by the federal government.  If this decision had gone the other way, it could have had a significant impact on the percentage of insured patients currently, and in the coming years.  With this decision, this key component of Obamacare seems to be a permanent part of the future financial core of healthcare reimbursement.

Key tips for a successful hospital merger or acquisition

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Medicine and Dollars

With margins razor thin, hospitals are increasingly looking to transactions to achieve economies of scale and boost profitability.

4 Michigan hospitals sued for blocking competition

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Hospitals allegedly conspired to carve out marketing territories in the state to limit competition between the facilities.

FTC and DOJ May Spoil Mega-Mergers Among Payers

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http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/page-1/HEP-318136/FTC-and-DOJ-May-Spoil-MegaMergers-Among-Payers

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Commission and the Department of Justice will scrutinize any potential mega mergers among health insurance companies for signs of market dominance and the attendant risk of higher costs.