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4 FEATURES PUBLISHER'S LETTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 CFO / FINANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 5 States With the Most Rural Hospital Closures Arizona Hospital Falls Into Bankruptcy Less Than 2 Years After Opening Mount Sinai Hospital's Operating Income Jumps 52% Key West Commissioner: CHS Hospital's Profit Margin 'Obscene and Unconscionable' Inova's Operating Income Plunges 92% as Investment Gains Boost Bottom Line 8 Pieces of Advice on Improving Claim Collection Rates Uninsured Accounts Pay About 6% on the Dollar, Analysis Finds Minnesota 'Underdog' Hospital System Mocks 'Bad Billing' in Branding Campaign Quorum Health Continues Divestiture Spree With Sale of Alabama Hospital SSM Health's Operating Income Tumbles After Acquisition Study: Chargemaster Prices Have 'Limited Relationship' to Hospital Quality at Best 10 Largest US Health Systems Ranked by 2016 Revenue Change 7 Things to Know About Medical Coding, Billing Specialists CMS Releases Final Rule on Medicaid DSH Calculation: 4 Things to Know Study: 20% of Americans Try to Compare Costs Prior to Care Nebraska Hospital to Send 2 Types of Invoices to Address Patients' Billing Concerns Global Healthcare RCM Market Projected to Surpass $100B by 2024 Why Spring is the Optimal Time for Patient Collections $1M Infusion Allows California Hospital to Avoid Closure — For Now Partners HealthCare to Shutter Union Hospital in 2019 S&P: ACA Markets Likely to Stabilize This Year Louisiana Long-Term Care Hospital to Close by June 3 Hospital Stocks Drop as GOP Tries to Revive ACA Replacement Bill Fitch: Political Uncertainty Doesn't Change Long-Term Outlook for Healthcare Bankrupt Arizona Hospital Discloses Debts Owed to 34 'Critical Vendors' Virginia Lawmakers Vote Down Proposed Medicaid Expansion Study: Hospitals in Medicaid Expansion States Saw Average Revenue Increase of $5M Through 2015 Seema Verma Won't Weigh in on Kentucky Medicaid Decision Due to Conflict of Interest CMS Finalizes 2018 Medicare Advantage, Part D Rates: 4 Things to Know Setting Lower List prices — A First for Pharma? Hospitals Often Exceed Budget for Equipment Costs in Q2 Closure of US Retailers Hits Record Pace: Why Hospital Leaders May Want to Take Note FTC Will Continue to 'Aggressively Enforce' Antitrust Law, Challenge Hospital Mergers Under Trump 5 Guidelines for Small Urgent Care Centers to Follow When Negotiating Terms EXECUTIVE BRIEFING: Going Without a Data Asset Strategy Will Cost Your Health System — Here's How . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32