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2012 may have been 'high water mark' for hospital finances, Fitch says

The operating performance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems rated by Fitch Ratings improved in 2012. But last year may be the “high water mark” for hospital finances as demand from patients grows increasingly weak and reimbursement cuts continue, a Fitch analyst warns....

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Package deals

Melanie Evans | August 10, 2013
With not-for-profit healthcare systems facing growing scrutiny of their executive compensation, median total pay for the top 25 highest paid CEOs...
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The big squeeze

Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013
The proposed $3.9 billion tie-up between Community Health Systems and HMA highlights the rise of the hospital mega-system as a response to declining...
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Room for negotiation?

Beth Kutscher | August 03, 2013
Community Health Systems faces pressure to sweeten its $3.9 billion cash and stock bid for Health Management Associates, with HMA's largest...
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The healthcare spending slowdown

Merrill Goozner | August 10, 2013
Taken together, the ACA delivery system reforms have significantly shifted the national discussion among healthcare leaders. They are now universally...
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Sermon at the summit

Merrill Goozner | August 03, 2013
Dr. Donald Berwick, a former CMS chief, likes to remind people he is an advocate and wants to pursue his agenda as a candidate for governor of...
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Variation matters

Merrill Goozner | June 01, 2013
One of the most frequently trumpeted “truths” in healthcare policy research is that the system is larded with waste, perhaps as much as...
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Hospitals are sued for not sending bills to insurers

Kansas City (Mo.) Star | August 09, 2013
Jonathon Layden was once confident that if he were ever injured, he could count on his health insurance to help pay his medical bills. But after he...
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Planned Parenthood to pay Texas $1.4 million to settle alleged fraud

Reuters | July 25, 2013
Women's health group Planned Parenthood has agreed to pay the state of Texas $1.4 million to settle allegations of fraud in billing to a health...
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2012 may have been 'high water mark' for hospital finances, Fitch says

Melanie Evans | August 13, 2013
The operating performance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems rated by Fitch Ratings improved in 2012. But last year may be the...
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Practice Makes Perfect: 3 steps to prepare for reimbursement models that place a greater share of financial risk on the practice

Joan Hablutzel | August 13, 2013
In June, MGMA-ACMPE released the results of a questionnaire that ranked members' most pressing practice management challenges. In this edition of...
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2012 may have been 'high water mark' for hospital finances, Fitch says

Melanie Evans | August 13, 2013
The operating performance of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems rated by Fitch Ratings improved in 2012. But last year may be the...
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Why one Medicare Pioneer ACO failed to save money

Melanie Evans | July 16, 2013
Atrius Health is one of nearly two dozen ACOs that agreed to stick with Medicare's test of the promising but unproven model. Atrius also saw a...
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