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On the defense | AHA says most mergers aren't anti-competitive

By Beth Kutscher | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine

With the reform law casting intense scrutiny on costs and what drives them, the American Hospital Association wants to deflect the notion that hospital consolidation is a significant factor.
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Hospitals say outpatient list prices irrelevant | Insurers, consumer groups could leverage latest CMS data for better deals

By Beth Kutscher | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine

The latest release of CMS charges and payments—this time for hospital outpatient services—drew renewed scorn last week from hospital officials.
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Incentives added | Annual survey of association executive compensation shows pay rising faster than revenue growth, with performance targets increasingly part of the plan

By Melanie Evans | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine

Executives at large healthcare associations made healthy financial gains in 2011 as the industry continued to grapple with the transition and uncertainty of health reform.
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Commercial payers offer few upside options

By Rachel Landen | June 08, 2013 | Print Magazine

Commercial insurers have engaged in few accountable care contracts with no downside risk for providers—an option in Medicare's primary ACO program that's preferred by most of its participants.
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Dead, delayed, done | Failed merger efforts reflect increased activity

By Melanie Evans | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine

A bold plan to merge two large Michigan health systems collapsed last week. It was just the latest one to fizzle among big hospital operators looking to get bigger in transactions that might have been far-fetched just a few years ago.
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A niche business | More hospitals focusing on limited service lines

By Beth Kutscher | May 25, 2013 | Print Magazine

Midway through their pregnancies, expectant mothers who plan to deliver at Winter Park (Fla.) Memorial Hospital will meet with a “birth designer” to choreograph their ideal birth experience.
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Tempered buying | Firms broker fewer first-quarter deals than expected

By Beth Kutscher | May 24, 2013 | Print Magazine

Going into the New Year, there was nothing but optimism that healthcare companies would continue the buying spree that colored 2012. But mergers and acquisitions in 2013 opened with a whimper.
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Peer pressures | Use of CEO compensation comparisons draws heightened scrutiny

By Melanie Evans | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine

As CEO pay continues to draw heightened scrutiny, compensation comparisons used by governing boards to justify the payouts are coming under fire from critics.
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Growing scrutiny | Variance in hospital charges raises questions

By Rich Daly and Rachel Landen | May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine

Last week's public unveiling of CMS' charges and reimbursements data for about 3,000 hospitals across the country painted an unflattering portrait of the dramatic and sometimes mystifying variation between hospitals treating similar patients in similar markets.
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'High-stakes' decision | Tuomey's adverse verdict may have lingering effects

May 11, 2013 | Print Magazine

The next time whistle-blower attorney Joel Androphy sits down for a settlement conference with hospital lawyers, he'll have a potent new tool in his arsenal: last week's $39 million Stark law jury verdict against Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter, S.C.
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