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Insurance megamergers limit nonprofit hospital negotiating power: 5 things to know

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http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/finance/insurance-megamergers-limit-nonprofit-hospital-negotiating-power-5-things-to-know.html

OR Efficiencies

Large nonprofits seeing better margins as smaller hospitals struggle, Fitch report says

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Overall, the median for cash on hand grew to 203 days, compared to 193.9 days in 2013, driven by strong investment returns, capital expense management and an aggressive focus on cash collection, the report said.

Mergers, integration benefits the big guys, report says.

​Providence, St. Joseph hospitals in talks to merge

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http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/health-care-inc/2015/08/providence-st-joseph-hospitals-in-talks-to-merge.html?ana=e_du_wknd&s=article_du&ed=2015-08-08&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1439055903

Providence Health & Services and St. Joseph Health, two Catholic health systems with Southern California locations, are in talks to combine into a single organization that would span from Washington state into Texas.

Providence Health & Services and St. Joseph Health, two Catholic health systems with Southern California locations, are in talks to combine into a single organization that would span from Washington state into Texas.

IBM to acquire Merge Healthcare in $1B deal

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http://www.fiercehealthit.com/story/ibm-watson-to-acquire-merge-healthcare-1b-deal/2015-08-06?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

Big-data

Purchase gives Watson ‘eyes’ on medical images

Health System CEOs Oppose Insurer Mergers

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http://healthleadersmedia.com/content.cfm?topic=LED&content_id=319163

Apple and Stethescope

Insurers claim that their industry’s consolidation will benefit provider organizations through economies of scale. But hospital and health system CEOs don’t buy that argument.

FTC’s antitrust strategy: Unwind completed mergers and acquisitions

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http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/ftc-focused-unwinding-completed-deals/2015-05-07?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

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