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NEWS & ANALYSIS
Slavitt: CMS 'Open' to Delayed MACRA Rollout
by HealthLeaders Media News
The CMS chief tells the Senate Finance Committee that 'multiple approaches' are being considered to ensure a smooth launch of the reporting period for the sweeping physician payment reforms put forward in the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act.
Healthcare Spending Expected to Grow 5.8% Annually Through 2025
by HealthLeaders Media News
Spending is projected to rise at a rate faster than growth in the country's gross domestic product. Contributing factors include economic growth, rising costs, and rising volume.
FTC Drops WVA Hospital Merger Challenge
by John Commins
The Federal Trade Commission says consolidation of Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary's Medical Center is anticompetitive, but shielded by state law from federal antitrust enforcement.
CMS Offers HIPAA Guidance on Ransomware
by HealthLeaders Media News
Dispelling a common notion, the agency says HIPAA breach disclosure rules usually apply to ransomware.
Jefferson Health Merger Model Stresses Community-based Care
by John Commins
The Philadelphia-based academic medical center is building a 'hub-and-hub' health system that provides care in lower-cost community hospitals and pushes value over volume.
 

AROUND THE WEB
National health spending to surpass $10,000 a person in 2016
Source: The New York Times
Seven remaining Obamacare co-ops prepare survival strategies
Source: Kaiser Health News
Fighting a hospital superbug reveals an unexpected benefit
Source: National Georgraphic
Princeton Health explores University of Pennsylvania deal
Source: The News Observer
Obamacare in Ohio: Hospitals respond with innovation and efficiency, but care remains costly
Source: cleveland.com
Obamacare and mental health: An unfinished story
Source: POLITICO
Medicaid boom turns to bust for TN docs
Source: MedPage Today
Christian Hospital (MO) cited for Medicare billing errors
Source: The St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Jackson Health trustee resigns to avoid perceived conflict of interest
Source: The Miami Herald
A young doctor fights to cure his own rare, deadly disease
Source: Science
 

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