1. Mississippi's only academic medical center cuts 195 jobs to shore up finances   Full story

2. NYC Health + Hospitals records $775.6M operating loss in first half of FY 2017   Full story

3. MedPAC issues March report to Congress: 8 takeaways
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4. 5 hospitals planning facility upgrades, expansions  Full story

5. Exciting new session just added to the April agenda featuring Jeb Bush, Governor of Florida and sponsored by Prism Healthcare Partners! Change in Washington, D.C.: How should healthcare leaders plan for 2017? -- fellow panelists will be John W. Doll, CFO, RWJBarnabas Health and Mukesh Gangwal, CEO, Prism Healthcare Partners. Register for the conference  here. 

6. CMS has yet to release 2017 MIPS eligibility requirements  
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7. What Trump's budget means for HHS: 5 things to know  
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8. Join our discussion on the growing national trend of micro-hospitals, the future of healthcare services and emerging health system markets in this upcoming webinar.  Register here

9. Becker's 3rd Annual Health IT + Revenue Cycle 2017 - 5 Free Registrations. Join 230 speakers and 2,000+ attendees this September. Click here for the brochure. To improve this event, we are seeking reviewers to provide Becker's your 5 best suggestions on this event. For a free registration, email sbecker@beckershealthcare.com.

10. Mayo Clinic CEO criticized for memo about preferential treatment for privately insured patients  Full story

11. Deep dive: 5 things to know about how the CBO scored the AHCA on Medicaid   Full story

12. Whitepaper: How enterprise financial management helps providers minimize risk in value-based care.   Learn more

13. House Budget Committee approves AHCA  Full story

14. 4 steps to maximize reimbursements under Medicare's CJR initiative  Full story

15. Children's Hospital of Alabama severs ties with Mississippi Medicaid  Full story