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House Republicans see tort reform in ACA overhaul
HHS Secretary-designate Tom Price (R-GA) has long pushed for a clamp down on frivolous malpractice claims.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 3, 2017 -
Abbott closes $25 billion St. Jude Medical acquisition
The companies’ combined cardiovascular and neuromodulation portfolios have annual sales of about $87 billion.
By Meg Bryant • Jan. 3, 2017 -
These conditions had the highest healthcare spending in 2013
The conditions with the most spending varied by age, sex, type of care and year, researchers concluded in a recent study published in JAMA.
By Ana Mulero • Jan. 2, 2017 -
Healthcare spending for children up 56% since 1996
Researchers attribute large increases in healthcare spending for children to inpatient well-newborn care, ADHD and well-dental care.
By Kathleen McGuire Gilbert • Dec. 30, 2016 -
Aetna, Humana extend planned merger end date
A federal judge is expected to rule on the government’s antitrust lawsuit to block the megamerger sometime in January.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 23, 2016 -
769 hospitals take a fiscal hit over poor patient safety
The hospitals will face a financial penalty of a 1% reduction in their Medicare payments for one year.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 22, 2016 -
Deep Dive
2016 may be the end of the ACA blame game
Consumers have been facing greater price increases, as well as monopolies in the health insurance and medical fields.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 22, 2016 -
Report: NY hospitals use market power to command higher rates and hide prices
A recent report from the New York State Health Foundation shows how some hospitals use their market power to set high rates with private payers and to hide those prices from consumers.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 21, 2016 -
GreatCall snags remote monitoring firm Healthsense
The deal gives aging-in-place health IT company GreatCall access to a broader range of services for senior living and healthcare.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 21, 2016 -
Healthcare IT News: athenahealth shoots for EHR ROI in 2017
“Our big moonshot…is getting back to a true ROI,” Todd Rothenhaus, CMO of athenahealth, said.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Deep Dive
New CMS APMs finalize cardiac, orthopedic bundled payment models
The agency also finalized the Medicare ACO Track 1+ Model to encourage smaller practices to participate in performance-based risk.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Report: Global HIT market to exceed $228B by 2020
The fastest growing segment within the market over the next four years is that of clinical product solutions.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 20, 2016 -
Top 1% would see big tax cut with ACA repeal
Republican plans to dismantle Obamacare would end health insurance for millions of Americans — and do away with several taxes on high-income households.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 16, 2016 -
CHS unloads two more hospitals in its efforts to shed debt
Two Washington state hospitals are the most recent targets in a CHS hospital selling spree that has lasted several months as the embattled hospital operator addresses $15 billion in debt.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 15, 2016 -
Patient mix-ups a major drain on hospital revenues, physician productivity
Positive patient identification using biometrics could cut down on misidentifications, said respondents to a survey conducted by the Ponemon Institute.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 14, 2016 -
Partners HealthCare suffers $108M in operating losses in FY 2016
A nursing strike and implementation of a new EHR system contributed to the health system's poor financial performance.
By Luke Gale • Dec. 12, 2016 -
Augmedix raises another $23M for Google Glass service
New investors in the medical scribe solution startup include OrbiMed and McKesson Ventures.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 9, 2016 -
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Former Google CEO launching new healthcare fund with $230M
During his time at Google Ventures, Bill Maris raised funds for a number of health IT startups, including Foundation Health and 23andMe.
By Meg Bryant • Dec. 7, 2016 -
Hospital groups: ACA repeal may cost billions, jobs
The American Hospital Association and the Federation of American Hospitals released two reports on how repealing the ACA could impact U.S. hospitals and patients. It isn't pretty.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 6, 2016 -
USA Today: ACA critic made $400M from Obamacare plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina spokeswoman Darcie Dearth told the publication new customers are a "big unknown."
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 6, 2016 -
Healthcare spending growth in 2015 pinned on lower uninsured rates
With greater coverage comes greater spending.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 2, 2016 -
MACRA committee now accepting APM proposals
There are a number of criteria that must be met in order for the committee to include a proposal in its recommendations to the HHS Secretary.
By Ana Mulero • Dec. 2, 2016 -
Catholic Health Initiatives suffers $483 million in operating losses in 2016
Rising expenses offset increases in operating revenues for CHI despite recent layoffs and the sale of several medical facilities.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 30, 2016 -
Cigna says its set to make $2B in 2016
The news comes amid uncertainties around Cigna’s sale to Anthem.
By Jeff Byers & Meg Bryant • Nov. 29, 2016 -
Children's hospitals boast stronger financials than adult hospitals
Median admissions grew 5.6% at children's hospitals in 2015.
By Luke Gale • Nov. 23, 2016
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