As the healthcare industry continues to undergo incredible changes in the wake of reforms, more outlets than ever are covering the intricate issues in the sector. In fact, a Forbes piece today points to the growing crowd of digital healthcare journalists. So, to help you find great stories that we think speak to our audience of healthcare finance thinkers, here's our occasional wrap-up of engaging pieces.
What to learn from the Partners takedown - Columbia Journalism Review
This piece breaks down the blocked acquisition plans by Partners, looking specifically at how the tenacious reporting by the Boston Globe may have pushed lawmakers to look deeper at the deal.
Not expanding Medicaid could be killing Maine's clinics - Portland Press Herald
Vacationland's Gov. Paul LePage has been outspoken about not expanding the program, but this report looks at how that decision may be causing clinics to fold under growing uncompensated care.
Neurosurgery boosting bottom lines - Trib Total Media
High reimbursement rates is leading major Pennsylvania health systems to boost brain and spine surgery departments as a way to shore up this very lucrative side of the business.
ACOs aren't the HMOs of old - New York Times
The piece is a few weeks old, but it's a textbook breakdown of the differences between these programs.
The finances behind hospitals buying practices - The Upshot
The data geniuses at The Upshot take a look at the buying trends and their effect on reimbursement, tying it with President Obama's call for site-neutral payment deals.
The case for change in heroin addiction treatment - The Huffington Post
While not so much focused on healthcare finance, this deeply reported piece examines the failings in addiction treatment, comparing abstinence programs with newer medicine-assisted treatments.
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