DirectTrust predicts the end of Meaningful Use

http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/directtrust-predicts-end-meaningful-use/2015-12-08?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRonvK%252FBc%252B%252FhmjTEU5z14ukkX6a2lMI%252F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4DTcFkMK%252BTFAwTG5toziV8R7LMKM1ty9MQWxTk

Interoperability, “freed” health data, patient engagement and data security among trends to watch in 2016

NFP Outlook ‘Stable’ for 2016, Say Moody’s

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=FIN&content_id=323464

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Cash flow growth in the healthcare sector jumped in 2014 and remained strong through June 2015, prompting Moody’s to upgrade the sector’s outlook from “negative” to “stable.” But key drivers are not performing as strongly now, signaling a potential slowdown.

 

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

http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=FIN&content_id=323463##

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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

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

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Click to access PPO_This%20Years%20Model.pdf

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

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

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

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