Next Session of Congress: It’s All About the Money

http://www.medpagetoday.com/PublicHealthPolicy/Washington-Watch/53426?xid=nl_mpt_DHE_2015-09-05&eun=g885344d0r

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Budget issues will predominate on the healthcare front, experts predict

Medicare’s Rush To Risk: Confounding Theory And Practice, Leaving ACOs Vulnerable

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/06/19/medicares-rush-to-risk-confounding-theory-and-practice-leaving-acos-vulnerable/

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What’s Currently Known About ACOs?

Bill Gates just made an alarming point about what could ‘kill 10 million people in the next 30 years’

http://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-on-the-need-for-a-medical-corps-2015-6?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_term=Science%20Select&utm_campaign=BI%20Science%202015-06-16&utm_content=ScienceSelect

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To Increase Value in Medicare, Expand Coverage To Long-Term Care

http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/06/12/to-increase-value-in-medicare-expand-coverage-to-long-term-care/

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Gov. Scott backs eliminating Certificates of Need for hospitals

http://www.nbc-2.com/story/29280436/gov-scott-backs-eliminating-certificates-of-need-for-hospitals#.VXh-V_lViko

Hospital trade group, Kaiser lead spending on health lobbying

http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2015/05/05/hospital-trade-group-kaiser-lead-spending-on.html

The California Hospital Association and Kaiser Permanente led the pack in spending on health-care lobbying in the first quarter of 2015.

Strengthening Medicare for 2030

http://www.brookings.edu/~/media/Research/Files/Papers/2015/06/04-medicare-2030-paper-series/Chartbook2030_Final.pdf?la=en

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