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LifePoint expands PA footprint with new acquisition
The Tennessee hospital behemoth makes another foray into Pennsylvania.
By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 3, 2015 -
Deep Dive
Should providers charge patients for portal access?
Will asking patients to pay for portal use turn them off, or does it make sense for them to share in the cost burden?
By Marisa Torrieri • Feb. 2, 2015 -
Study: Co-pays don't impact non-urgent ED use by Medicaid patients
Research suggests that cost-sharing as a tool to reduce usage has its limitations.
By Heather Caspi • Jan. 30, 2015 -
Deep Dive
The Friday Dive: Judge rejects Partners settlement
Healthcare Dive's editor looks back on the biggest news from the last week.
By Katie Bo Williams • Jan. 30, 2015 -
New Mass. AG strongly opposed to Partners deal
Will Partners still have a chance at acquiring three Massachusetts hospitals with the AG opposed to it?
By Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 29, 2015 -
Prosper picks up fast-growing American HealthCare Lending
Prosper hopes to capitalize on the demand for financing growing out-of-pocket healthcare expenses. What trend does the acquisition illuminate?
Jan. 28, 2015 -
The future of Huron's $325M Studer acquisition
The combined consulting megalith boasts more than $900M in revenue. What can clients expect?
Jan. 28, 2015 -
Grassley: Nonprofits are flouting the law by suing to collect
This isn't the first time the Iowa senator has gone after nonprofit financial practices.
By Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 27, 2015 -
HCA Holdings now in S&P 500
Is HCA going to give Prime a run for its money in the acquisitions department?
By Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 27, 2015 -
Survey: Execs predict quick return on population health investments
New KPMG analysis shows that 20% of respondents believe that health IT and data investments will deliver returns in just one to two years.
Jan. 21, 2015 -
Deep Dive
How strained physicians are handling the Medicaid reimbursement drop
"It is really much more cost-effective to see poor patients for free than to get involved with the Medicaid bureaucracy," says one general internist.
By Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 21, 2015 -
Health system sues KPMG over 'one of the largest reported adjustments in history'
Singing River Health System—the same system embroiled in a pension scandal—claims that the accounting firm's negligence caused an $88-million mistake.
Jan. 21, 2015 -
FDA
Controversial 'Me-Too' drugs good for the bottom line?
Redundancy may have its benefits, for patients and providers.
By Heather Caspi • Jan. 20, 2015 -
Without Tenet, Waterbury Hospital cutting employees, services
The hospital's dire predictions of what would happen without a Tenet acquisition seem to be coming true.
By Katie Bo Williams , Heather Caspi • Jan. 16, 2015 -
Singing River Health System trustees refuse to resign in pension crisis
SRHS has been involved in an ongoing scandal due to its plan to liquidate its pension plan and its admission that it had stopped contributing to the plan in 2009.
By Heather Caspi • Jan. 16, 2015 -
Hospital hiring continues in 2015
How significant has the impact of Medicaid expansion been on hiring practices?
Jan. 14, 2015 -
Trinity, Heritage join to create massive ACO
Given its recent merger with St. Francis, what does nonprofit titan Trinity have up its sleeve next?
Jan. 14, 2015 -
Q4 M&A activity soars
High levels of healthcare M&A last year are likely to be followed by an even more lively deal-flow in 2015. Which sector will lead?
Jan. 14, 2015 -
Does VC involvement undermine interoperability?
While the healthcare industry is desperately seeking interoperability, investors may have the opposite incentive.
Jan. 14, 2015 -
Survey: Resident physicians flooded with job solicitations
High demand means hospitals will have to step up their hiring game.
By Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 13, 2015 -
New Steve Brill book labels UPMC 'world's most profit-oriented nonprofit'
The "Bitter Pill" journalist takes UPMC to task as part of his new book on healthcare costs.
By Katie Bo Williams , Marisa Torrieri • Jan. 12, 2015 -
Crittenton to join Ascension Health: A culture clash in the making?
Crittenton may be assuring its financial future with this move, but the transition could have a significant impact on physicians and patients.
Jan. 7, 2015 -
Could the non-profit hospital model fade away?
The ongoing controversy surrounding Prime/Daughters of Charity raises some questions about the future of not-for-profits.
Jan. 7, 2015 -
Study: Hospital Compare site influences hospital pricing
Could Medicare’s Hospital Compare reporting system be giving purchasers leverage?
Jan. 6, 2015 -
CA attorney general's office to hold hearings over Prime, Daughters of Charity
The controversy continues.
By Katie Bo Williams • Jan. 5, 2015
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