1. Tenet hospital’s Medicare contract at risk — again Full story
2. Pennsylvania man drives to Canada for son’s $15K medication. The US price? $50K Full story
3. Female health IT leaders to know Full story
4. A HIMSS Analytics study reveals 77% of IT professionals want to integrate clinical communications with mobile workflow and documentation solutions. 300 clinical, informatics and IT leaders share their health system’s mobility roadmap. Download the white paper
5. Early registration ends Aug. 1 for Becker’s Health IT + Revenue Cycle Conference taking place Sept. 19-22. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com | 16 top CFOs added to CEO + CFO Roundtable November 12-14. Register here
6. Kaiser ends Medicaid coverage for 2.5K patients in Colorado Full story
7. Ascension, Centene to explore Medicare Advantage joint venture Full story
8. Rising stars: 90 healthcare leaders under 40 Full story
9. Value-based purchasing programs have put healthcare executives in an innovator’s dilemma. To learn how to overcome it, download this white paper
10. California hospital will scale back services to cut costs Full story
11. UnitedHealth’s Optum expands urgent care business in Texas: 3 notes Full story
12. Texas pediatricians stop accepting managed Medicaid members, citing payment concerns Full story
13. To learn what to do when new technology impedes clinical efficiency, register for this upcoming webinar
14. Centene CEO: Physician acquisition spree not in playbook Full story
15. 28 latest hospital, health system executive moves Full story