Group Health approves acquisition by Kaiser Permanente

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/group-health-approves-acquisition-by-kaiser/

Market Power

Voting members of Seattle’s Group Health Cooperative agreed Saturday to join with California-based Kaiser Permanente, an agreement that allows a review of the $1.8 billion deal to go forward.

Differences Between NFPs and For-Profits are Marginal

http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/finance/differences-between-nfps-and-profits-are-marginal

Money and Scale

Is the distinction beginning to blur between for-profit and nonprofit healthcare organizations?

Health Sector Economic Indicators – Spending Brief (March 2016)

Click to access CSHS-Spending-Brief_March_2016.pdf

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http://altarum.org/about/news-and-events/slowdown-in-health-spending-continues-into-2016-while-prices-inch-up

A glimpse into the DOJ’s review of health insurer mega-mergers

http://www.fiercehealthpayer.com/story/glimpse-dojs-review-health-insurer-mega-mergers/2016-03-11?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=%7B%7Blead.Id%7D%7D&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRokuaXPc%2B%2FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ERcdqM6%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

Wall Street

Assistant Attorney General William Baer says regulators will consider merger effects locally, nationally

Munich City Hospital: Value-Based Consolidation

https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/health_care_payers_providers_transformation_large_scale_change_munich_city_hospital_value_based_consolidation/

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The Value-Based Hospital: A Transformation Agenda

https://www.bcgperspectives.com/content/articles/health_care_payers_providers_transformation_large_scale_change_transformation_agenda/

Medicare payment cuts, hospital closures, and patient harm

http://blog.academyhealth.org/medicare-payment-cuts-hospital-closures-and-patient-harm/

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