Finance
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CVS-Aetna merger hits snag in New York, clears Connecticut
New York financial regulators want assurances the companies won't raise premiums in the state.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 22, 2018
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Hospitals could save $11M per year by streamlining supply chain services
Data analytics and physician engagement are key to reining in supply chain costs, according to Navigant Consulting.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 19, 2018
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#AHIPMMD: Optum touts social determinants, Medicaid popularity up
Understanding a member and even their hierarchy in the family are tools to better predict healthcare use and spend, Optum's Jim Dolstad told AHIP conference attendees in D.C. this week.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 19, 2018
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Walgreens teams up with Michigan health system to deliver health, pharmacy services
McLaren Health System will offer retail health clinic, urgent care and primary care services within the pharmacy chain's stores throughout the state.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 19, 2018
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Hospitals making limited progress toward cost containment, survey shows
Fewer than one in five executives cited cost reductions greater than 5% in any priority area this year, according to Kaufman Hall.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 18, 2018
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Hospital M&A down slightly in Q3
Texas has seen the most activity this year with five deals, including two in the third quarter, according to Kaufman Hall.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 17, 2018
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Sutter requests competitor pricing data as part of antitrust lawsuit
Hospitals have balked at the request, saying the information is proprietary.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 17, 2018
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UnitedHealth grows Q3 revenue, eyes 2019 expansion
The country's largest commercial payer picked up 2.8 million members, including more than 500,000 in Medicare Advantage, over the past year.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 16, 2018
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Aetna settles HIV disclosure investigation for close to $650K
The multistate settlement stems from 2017 mailings that revealed some policyholders' HIV/AIDS or A-fib status.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 15, 2018
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Immigration rule change could force millions off Medicaid, report warns
The Trump administration is proposing a change to "public charge" policies that could also lead to higher costs for providers via uncompensated care and more ER visits, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 15, 2018
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Grassley urges FTC to investigate hospital-payer contracts
The Senate Judiciary chairman is concerned that anticompetitive contracts could limit access to affordable care.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 12, 2018
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DOJ clears CVS-Aetna union
Approval of the $69 billion deal comes with a condition to sell Aetna's Medicare Part D business.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 10, 2018
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Mayo, Geisinger among 1,300 providers signing up for BPCI-A
CMS announced the participants for its latest bundled payment model, including 832 acute care hospitals and 715 physician group practices.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 10, 2018
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Health spending growth gap continues between public and private payers
The sector seems to be in a "post-recession, post-expanded coverage period of steady, moderate growth," according to a report from Altarum.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 08, 2018
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Payers find financial success in the ACA exchanges
Insurers have found footing after years of uncertainty, but risks remain.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 08, 2018
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Reuters: Change Healthcare retains investment banks for future IPO
It would be the first digital health company to go public since iRhythm Technology two years ago.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 05, 2018
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CMS tweaks local coverage policy to speed access to medical devices
AdvaMed CEO Scott Whitaker said the agency's actions are commendable, but more should be done.
By David Lim • Oct. 05, 2018
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CVS, Aetna defend merger potential to Connecticut regulators
The $69 billion deal is considered to have a good chance for approval. Aetna agreed last week to sell its standalone Medicare Part D business to help clear antitrust hurdles.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 05, 2018
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Q3 digital health funding soars to $3.3B across 93 deals
The quarter saw six megadeals over $100 million, bringing the year's total so far to 10, Rock Health reports.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 04, 2018
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Health insurance premium growth exceeds wage increases, inflation
Employer-based single coverage deductibles rose 212% on average over the past decade, according to a report from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 04, 2018
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Employer-based health insurance premiums, deductibles rise
A new State Health Access Data Assistance Center report found variations by state for premiums, deductibles and out-of-pocket costs.
By Les Masterson • Oct. 03, 2018
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Intermountain's Liljenquist on price transparency, insulin and having 3 brothers with diabetes
The man behind the push for a new drug venture talks about how he hopes the move will force transparency across the healthcare continuum.
By Samantha Liss • Oct. 03, 2018
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US pays 6 times more than Germany for cardiac implants, study finds
A dramatic divergence in the prices of stents and pacemakers was the most striking finding from an analysis of what hospitals in five countries pay.
By Nick Paul Taylor • Oct. 03, 2018
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GAO: rural hospital closures increasing, South hardest hit
States with Medicaid expansion were less likely to have rural hospital closures than states that did not broaden the program, according to the analysis.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 02, 2018
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Athenahealth sees multiple bidders with extended deadline
Several parties submitted bids before last Thursday's deadline, Healthcare Dive has learned. Whether healthcare payments system provider nThrive was among them, as reported by the New York Post, is unclear.
By Meg Bryant • Oct. 02, 2018