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Major cancer centers topped the list with tens of millions in payments and services from pharmaceutical giants.
Several teaching hospitals raked millions in payments from device and drug manufacturers in 2014, according to new data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released Tuesday that showed drug and medical device makers made close to $6.5 billion in payments to healthcare providers in 2014.
The law also requires that clinics meet the same standards as outpatient surgery centers, upgrades that can cost $1 million or more.
The move expands Prospect's reach into New England -- it owns and operates 13 hospitals and 40 clinics in California, Texas and Rhode Island.
Under terms of the deal, the companies will build a new, freestanding center for the 40-bed Bernsen Rehabilitation Center in Tulsa.
Hospital gains a 50-bed hospital and 152-bed nursing and rehabilitation center.
The right to marry in any state won't be the only gain for gay couples from last week's Supreme Court ruling. The decision will probably boost health insurance among gay couples as same-sex spouses get access to employer plans, say analysts and benefits consultants.
This is the second acquisition by Bolder Healthcare Solutions this month.
The study labeled 11 percent of plans "extra small" because they covered fewer than 10 percent of physicians in a plan's region. Another 30 percent were "small," meaning they covered between 10 and 25 percent of physicians.
Renowned New Jersey system says changing healthcare market forced the decision.