News From Around the Web
> Plans for a merger between Boston Medical Center and Tufts Medical Center have collapsed, WCVB reports. Article
> Indiana's HIV outbreak demonstrates the effect of the poverty, addiction and care shortages common to rural areas on population health, argues USA Today. Article
> An internal memo reveals the Department of Veterans Affairs spends billions of dollars every year to pay for medical care and supplies, a violation of federal contracting regulations, according to the Washington Post. Article
Health Payer News
> A big-time merger between two of the Big Five for-profit health insurers may be on the horizon, with Aetna poised to make an offer to either Humana or Cigna. Article
Health IT News
> The market for care coordination software will likely expand at a 26.1 percent compound annual growth rate between 2015 and 2020, according to a new analysis from Frost & Sullivan. Article
And Finally… Lucky 13. Article