Henry Powderly
Healthcare Finance staff Susan Morse, Richard Pizzi and Henry Powderly are reporting live from the Healthcare Financial Management Association's 2015 Annual National Institute in Orlando, Florida this week. Follow our live updates.
News comes as more healthcare providers lean on these staff members.
Healthcare Finance will be on the ground at the conference and will file live reports from the sessions.
The alliance will centralize certain services relating to purchasing and electronic health records and extend physician networks.
Dozens of advocates for saving rural hospitals from closure marched into Washington D.C. on Monday, after walking 283 miles to signify the 283 rural hospitals that are on the brink of closure.
The facilities cover more than 3,000 beds, employ nearly 4,000 professionals and pulled in $280 million in revenue in 2014.
The fight over expanding Medicaid in Florida and Texas could have a major effect on some of the country's biggest for-profit healthcare providers.
New report by Standard & Poor's claims a more diverse payer mix brought about by the Affordable Care Act and a surge in admissions as more Americans have health insurance lifted the sector.
In total, Reliant facilities manage 902 beds across Texas, Massachusetts and Ohio.
Diagnostic tests on urine, blood often cost less than a trip to the movies, as California-based startup aims to take over the market.