West Region

Government
CHI Franciscan settles antitrust lawsuit with Washington
Insurance
Blues North Carolina CEO Conway to lead Cambia Health under strategic affiliation
Politics & Policy
Scripps Health supports California bill to fight hospital violence
Cybersecurity
Columbia Surgical Specialists pays hackers $14K in ransomware attack
Finance
Sutter Health posts steep net loss in 2018 on poor investment results
Mergers & Acquisitions
Centura Health and Community Hospital in Colorado end merger talks
Physicians
Rising vaccine exemptions call physicians' role in outbreaks into question
Insurance
Montana’s experiment in reference-based pricing has saved $13.6M so far
Government
Q&A: California's new surgeon general aims to make early health interventions a priority
Government
New Mexico seeks oversight of short-term health insurance