Henry Powderly

Todd Dunn tells attendees at the Revenue Cycle Solutions Summit that creating new models requires executives to live in the setting of doctors and patients.

Check this post often as we update it from the dozens of photos conference attendees are sharing from the show.

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Republicans, blasting the proposal as overzealous when it comes to spending, have already shot down the 2017 budget.

Healthcare businesses added more than 37,000 jobs in January, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, as the first month of 2016 seemed to extend the sector’s job-creating trend over the past year. Overall, the U.S. economy added 151,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.9 percent. [Also: The 29 best jobs in healthcare] The highest job gains in January came from hospitals, which added 23,700 jobs in the month, followed by ambulatory centers, which added 10,700 jobs. According to the labor department, healthcare has added 470,000 jobs in the past 12 months, with 40 percent of those jobs being created by hospitals. On the other hand, a few sub-sectors of healthcare actually lost jobs in January, the labor department said. Dentist offices shed 1,500 jobs in the month, data show, while medical and diagnostic laboratories lost more than 3,700 positions. Here's the seasonally adjusted breakdown for the healthcare sector. All numbers are in thousands: Industry Jan. 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015 Jan. 2016 Change Industry Jan. 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015 Jan. 2016 Change Healthcare 14,869.40 15,267.00 15,302.30 15,339.10 36.8 Ambulatory healthcare 6,752.20 6,967.50 6,989.20 6,999.90 10.7 Physicians offices 2,497.00 2,564.20 2,568.00 2,574.00 6 Dentists offices 898.6 917.3 925.9 924.4 -1.5 Other healthcare offices 798.3 823.7 827 831.1 4.1 Outpatient care centers 730.6 757.4 760.9 760.5 -0.4 Medical and diagnostic laboratories 254.3 261.1 259.7 256 -3.7 Home health care services 1,291.50 1,349.60 1,354.10 1,360.40 6.3 Other ambulatory healthcare 282 294.2 293.7 293.5 -0.2 Hospitals 4,834.90 4,987.60 5,000.00 5,023.70 23.7 Nursing and residential care facilities 3,282.30 3,311.90 3,313.10 3,315.50 2.4 Nursing care facilities 1,652.80 1,659.20 1,660.10 1,659.20 -0.9 Residential mental health facilities 605.9 609.3 608.7 610.6 1.9 Community care facilities for the elderly 862 882 881.7 883.3 1.6 Other residential care facilities 161.7 161.4 162.6 162.4 -0.2 Twitter: @HenryPowderly

Hillary Clinton won a slim victory over Bernie Sanders in the Iowa caucus on Monday while Tea Party Republican Ted Cruz upset boisterous billionaire Donald Trump to win the bulk of his party's delegates. Either way, the results were a bit of a surprise as both parties' frontrunners seemed much more vulnerable than thought. As American voters are weighing the differing proposals and positions of the top candidates this primary season, we thought we'd ask our audience of healthcare insiders who they think would be the best to lead the country from strictly a healthcare policy position. [Also: Candidates differ on healthcare as Iowa caucus begins.] Most Republicans are pitching different models to replace President Obama's signature Affordable Care Act. On the other hand, Clinton wants to strengthen it while self-proclaimed Socialist Bernie Sanders is fighting for a single-payer system. Answer the informal poll below to tell us where you stand. Twitter: @HenryPowderly

The St. Louis-based managed Medicaid company said it did not believe the information has been used inappropriately.

Acting CMS administrator says several programs will change as healthcare industry wades deeper into value-based reimbursement.

Healthcare businesses added 39,000 jobs in December, finishing out a banner 2015 that saw the industry add an average of 40,000 jobs a month, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday. Overall, the U.S. economy added 292,000 jobs in the month and the unemployment held flat at 5 percent. Healthcare’s 40,000-a-month job gains in 2015 were almost double 2014, which saw the industry add 26,000 a month. Ambulatory health services led the hiring, adding 23,400 jobs in the month. Hospitals also saw big gains in the month, adding, 12,300 jobs. No healthcare sector lost jobs in December. Here's the seasonally adjusted breakdown for the healthcare sector. All numbers are in thousands: Industry Dec. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015 Change Industry Dec. 2014 Oct. 2015 Nov. 2015 Dec. 2015 Change Healthcare 14,863.70 15,269.70 15,299.00 15,338.40 39.4 Ambulatory healthcare services 6,766.90 6,992.70 7,001.50 7,024.90 23.4 Offices of physicians 2,501.80 2,583.30 2,587.50 2,591.30 3.8 Outpatient care centers 726.5 752.6 755.3 758.8 3.5 Home healthcare services 1,289.60 1,344.10 1,344.40 1,348.10 3.7 Hospitals 4,815.60 4,960.50 4,975.50 4,987.80 12.3 Nursing and residential care facilities 3,281.20 3,316.50 3,322.00 3,325.70 3.7 Nursing care facilities 1,653.40 1,662.30 1,664.40 1,666.90 2.5 Twitter: @HenryPowderly

Martin Shkreli, the infamous pharma CEO who drew widespread scorn for hiking the price of AIDS drug Daraprim from $13.50 a pill to $750, was arrested by federal agents Thursday morning on charges of securities fraud.