January's top 5 healthcare finance stories

CMS launching a new bundled payment model and Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase's plan to form a new healthcare company were among the healthcare finance topics that piqued the interest of readers in January.

Below are the five most popular finance stories published by Becker's Hospital Review in January.

1. Amazon, JPMorgan and Berkshire Hathaway form new healthcare company: 6 things to know
Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase are launching a new company aimed at cutting healthcare costs for their U.S. employees.

2. CMS launches new bundled payment model: 6 things to know
CMS announced a new voluntary bundled payment model Jan. 9, which is the first advanced alternative payment model introduced by the Trump administration.

3. CHS aims to shed at least 20 more hospitals to reduce debt load
Franklin, Tenn.-based Community Health Systems has been on a hospital divestiture spree for the past year, and the company will continue selling off hospitals in 2018.

4. Hospitals face $1.6B in Medicare payment cuts after judge dismisses lawsuit: 6 things to know
A federal judge dismissed an injunction requested by hospital groups and health systems to block payment cuts for drugs purchased through the 340B Drug Pricing Program.

5. Premier Health to close 491-bed Ohio hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, part of Dayton-based Premier Health, will close by the end of 2018.

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State-by-state breakdown of 83 rural hospital closures
HCA shares hit record high after better-than-expected earnings: 4 things to know
Stanford Health Care's operating income more than doubles in Q1

 

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