Modern Healthcare - 2019-02-25

• FIVE TAKEAWAYS
• Big Pharma heads to Capitol Hill for grilling
• As value-based efforts lag, push for price regulation gains momentum
• Hospitals don’t want cost debate to creep into surprise billing legislatio­n
• UPMC escalates legal fight with Highmark
• Stock market’s wild December hits CHI, Dignity; CHS making gains
• New battle lines being drawn over Medicaid expansion
• Fewer independen­t hospitals can weather operating headwinds
• M&A losing its appeal
• Looking forward to less regulation
• Hospitals test ways to address social needs
• Parkland uses tech to home in on breast cancer disparitie­s
• Short-term, limited-duration health plans pose risks for patients, healthcare providers
• Modern Healthcare’s Feb. 18 issue launched the new monthly column “Breaking Bias,” allowing senior leaders from all sectors of healthcare to share ideas on how to promote diversity and inclusion in the industry. A number of readers shared their thoughts a
• Maintainin­g retrospect­ive Medicaid eligibilit­y is the ethical, humane approach
• Sutter Health’s online symptom checker aims to provide care at the right time, place
• ‘My nirvana is capturing data well and making sense of it from the start’
• Over-50 hockey league has one medical requiremen­t

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