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The move comes nearly two weeks after the politician said he was exploring the possibility of running for president in 2016.

Leaders at California's Daughters of Charity Health System are scrambling to lock up its controversial acquisition by Prime Healthcare despite a union and government protest that's intent on quashing the deal.

Here's a look at some more recent headlines in the world of healthcare finance.

Michigan-based Trinity Health Care on Wednesday said it will acquire Saint Francis Care, a three-hospital system based in Hartford, Connecticut, for an undisclosed sum.

More than $665 million will be distributed to states around the country to test new service and payment models, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said Tuesday.

More than 50 accountable care organizations across the United States took in millions in incentive payments in 2014 after exceeding savings benchmarks set by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

The Jane Phillips Medical Center, member of St. John Health System in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, named James Brasel as the hospital's chief financial officer, effective Dec. 1.

Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, MD, has joined Carrick Capital Partners, LLC, as a special adviser to the investment firm.

Veteran healthcare finance executive Weldon Gage was recently named The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center’s vice president and chief financial officer, effective Jan. 12, according to a recent statement by the health system.

Healthcare hiring continued to grow in November 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Labor, with businesses across the sector adding nearly 29,000 jobs in the month.