Medicaid expansion not financially sustainable, KY official claims

Medicaid Commissioner Stephen Miller said the expanded program will cost Kentucky $3.7 billion over the next two years.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 19, 2016

Seventh Generation CEO invests in sexual wellness startup

Seventh Generation's CEO John Replogle is investing in company's founder and former CEO's sexual health startup Sustain Natural. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016

Accretive Health, Ascension Health complete 10-year services agreement

The companies announced in Dec. 2015 they agreed to renew and expand their existing services agreement.

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 18, 2016

Study connects wellness programs to stock performance

Companies that invest in wellness may be more likely to outperform the S&P 500. 

By Heather Caspi • Feb. 18, 2016

UPMC partner with digital mental health startup Lantern

San Francisco-based Lantern raised $17 million in its latest funding round.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 17, 2016

Partners HealthCare reports lower earnings after Epic EHR implementation

The company's operating income dropped to $12.8 million from $74.1 million a year ago. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 17, 2016

Obama's 2017 budget proposes $22M for ONC, $19B for cybersecurity

Republicans, critical of the budget's proposed spending increases, will most likely approve very little of it. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 11, 2016

Texas Health eyes residential treatment center space

The $37 million facility will provide long-term alcohol and drug addiction treatment.

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 10, 2016

Molina doubled profits in 2015 after Medicaid expansion

The insurer increased their membership with low-income members who gained coverage under Medicaid expansions.

By Ana Mulero • Feb. 10, 2016

Moda agrees to raise $179M to stay in business, removed from Oregon's reins

After a lifted state takeover of the insurer, the carrier agreed to generate $179 million to continue business.

By Ana Mulero • Feb. 10, 2016

Report: 673 rural hospitals on verge of closing

Sixty-three percent of hospitals vulnerable to closure are in states that have opted not to expand Medicaid. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 4, 2016

The Company Formerly Known As Google still gambling on healthcare tech despite Q4 losses

While Google’s Internet and ad business propelled Alphabet to surpass Apple as the world’s most valuable company, its “Other Bets” category, which includes the company’s healthcare pipeline, suffered an operating loss.  

By Meg Bryant • Feb. 3, 2016

Centene raises Health Net bond offering to $2.4B

The Centene-Health Net deal, valued at $6.8 billion, would create a managed care company with more than 10 million members and close to $37 billion in revenue. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 2, 2016

Obama's cancer 'moonshot' may need more than $1B, critics say

Compared to the annual $50 billion pharmaceutical companies spend on research, some say Obama's $1 billion for cancer research doesn't seem significant.

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 2, 2016

How the new gender pay parity rule will affect large healthcare companies

The new rule, beginning September 2017 and affecting companies with more than 100 employees, reveal pay inequality in the industry.

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 2, 2016

Physician assistant demand raises salaries close to 100K

Thanks to the physician shortage, those looking for a career change could net big bucks as physician assistants. 

By Nina Flanagan • Feb. 2, 2016

HCA's Q4 puts firm on course for even better 2016

While the earnings report should ease industry concerns, the company is still troubled by staff retention problems at its hospitals.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 29, 2016

Cambia shutters down medical costs tracking startup

Wellero had a mobile app that enabled patients to track their medical costs and avoid unexpected out-of-pocket expenses. 

By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 28, 2016

Select Medical adds to their rehab portfolio with $400M Physiotherapy purchase

Following last year’s acquisition of Concentra, the move will increase Select’s foothold in the outpatient rehab space.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 27, 2016

How is the federal government spending more on healthcare programs than Social Security?

The ACA's Medicare expansions and exchanges spiked healthcare spending, according to a recent CBO analysis. 

By Ana Mulero • Jan. 26, 2016

NY Gov. Cuomo's budget lacks funds for $15 healthcare minimum wage

When the minimum wage is raised to $15 an hour for healthcare and human services workers, the estimated cost to the healthcare sector will be $3 billion.

By Ana Mulero • Jan. 26, 2016

Carlyle Group drops price for Symantec's Veritas to $7.4B

The deal, originally announced in August, was set for Symantec to receive $8 billion in cash. 

By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 25, 2016

Analysts name top 3 healthcare stocks to watch this year

At a recent panel discussion, analysts revealed they were optimistic for healthcare stocks overall in 2016, with one in particular catching their eyes.

By Heather Caspi • Jan. 25, 2016

Secretive startup Vizzario raises $2M, hints at use for eye-care tech

The company hasn't divulged what the money will be used for, but its website highlights eye diagnostic technology.

By Nina Flanagan • Jan. 25, 2016

Covidien tax-sharing obligation costs Medtronic over $200M

The settlement is part of a larger agreement between the IRS and Covidien’s former parent Tyco involving a shared debt arrangement.

By Meg Bryant • Jan. 22, 2016