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Health policy issues and the 2016 presidential election

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http://www.brookings.edu/research/papers/2015/11/campaign-2016-presidential-candidates-health-policy

Eight big issues the 2016 presidential candidates should address

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How hospitals are prepping for Medicare’s mandatory bundled-pay test

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http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20151118/NEWS/151119898?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=externalURL&utm_campaign=mostreq

Competition Among Medicare’s Private Health Plans: Does It Really Exist?

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http://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2015/aug/competition-medicare-private-plans-does-it-exist

Warner Chilcott to pay $125 million over kickback scheme, former drug company officials indicted

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http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/warner-chilcott-pay-125-million-over-kickback-scheme-former-drug-company-officials-indicted?mkt_tok=3RkMMJWWfF9wsRovuKnPZKXonjHpfsX57u4rUa6zlMI%2F0ER3fOvrPUfGjI4ATMNkMa%2BTFAwTG5toziV8R7nHLs161sIQWRjg

Whistleblowers net $22.9 million for exposing drug company’s fraud.

Budget agreement would cut some hospital-based outpatient payments

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http://www.fiercehealthfinance.com/story/budget-agreement-would-cut-some-hospital-based-outpatient-payments/2015-10-28?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal

But most existing payments grandfathered in during negotiations

DOJ reaches $250M settlement with 457 hospitals to resolve Medicare billing dispute

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/doj-reaches-250m-settlement-with-457-hospitals-to-resolve-medicare-billing/408340/

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Is Observation Status Substituting For Hospital Readmission?

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http://healthaffairs.org/blog/2015/10/28/is-observation-status-substituting-for-hospital-readmission/

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Fed budget deal agreement looms large with major healthcare provisions

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http://www.healthcaredive.com/news/fed-budget-deal-agreement-looms-large-with-major-healthcare-provisions/408067/

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