Morning Headlines 7/27/18

Startup Raises $100 Million To Allow College, Hospital And Business Bills To Be Paid In Foreign Currency

Financial technology vendor Flywire raises $100 million in a Series D funding round.

CMS Empowers Patients and Ensures Site-Neutral Payment in Proposed Rule

CMS’s proposed outpatient reimbursement takes aim at hospitals that have bought physician practices to take advantage of a billing loophole that allows them to immediately raise prices by declaring the practice a hospital outpatient department.

Mon Health Medical Center freeze staff salary, begin improvement plan due to ‘significant financial challenges’

Mon Health Medical Center (WV) freezes employee pay as it begins implementing an operations improvement plan, which includes rolling out a new EHR at its ambulatory facilities.