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Deep Dive
The bottom line: What has the ACA done for hospitals?
26 million citizens are newly insured under the ACA, but what has the overall impact been on the industry?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 30, 2014 -
The NY practice that leveraged analytics to drive explosive growth
According to a MGMA presentation by its CEO, this New York-based medical practice has grown 15-fold since 1996.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 30, 2014 -
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Aetna Q3 profits rise despite increased medical costs
Do those increased costs speak to a trend?
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Optum picks up Alere Health for $600M
The deal offers at least two obvious advantages to UnitedHealth Group subsidiary Optum.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Medicaid directors ask Congress to address specialty drug prices
But will they be successful? Pharma has a strong track record at beating back initiatives designed to control costs.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 29, 2014 -
Deep DiveThe 14 best-performing CEOs in healthcare
The amounts and sources of compensation for these CEOs varies widely.
By Sy Mukherjee • Oct. 29, 2014 -
UHS shows increased volumes, lowered revenue
The hospital's increase in patient volumes was not enough to buffer it from higher costs and other fees in Q3.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 29, 2014 -
The 3 major IT threats to healthcare providers
Providers were briefed at the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management annual conference.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Do the feds expect to lose the subsidy battle?
...and will insurers pull their products from the exchange if they do?
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 28, 2014 -
HCA to purchase Dallas urgent care chain
The largest US-based hospital operator continues the national M&A trend.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Some providers add new fees to compensate for rate cuts
According to a New York Times feature, patients are getting nasty surprises in their provider bills.
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Hospitals go green to save greenbacks
Sustainable purchasing and other environmentally-friendly practices are helping providers cut costs.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Salesforce plans massive push into healthcare market
The company intends to start bringing in $1 billion in annual revenue, or a fifth of its current annual sales, in healthcare contracts.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 27, 2014 -
California hospital faces collapse after $77M EMR investment
Will the county government be able to rescue the system from disaster?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 27, 2014 -
New York hospitals launching health insurance plans
These providers are relying on their sophisticated infrastructure and substantial market share. But are most providers ready to take on that level of risk?
By Anne Zieger • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Humana may sell urgent care subsidiary Concentra
The move could be a sign that the merger of insurers and providers to cut costs might not be smooth sailing.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 24, 2014 -
ER visits and revenue plummet at Texas Health Presbyterian
The hospital that treated Thomas Eric Duncan has lost more than $8 million in revenue in one month.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Colorado Springs Health Partners to sell to DaVita
The new purchase is not yet finalized and is expected to close by year's end.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Data breach lawsuits not always a slam dunk for plaintiffs
California courts recently tossed two massive healthcare breach cases.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Daughter of Charity employees sue hospital chain over pensions
Is the lawsuit an effort by the union to derail the sale of Daughters to Prime Healthcare?
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 23, 2014 -
DaVita agrees to pay $389M anti-kickback settlement
"This case involved a sophisticated scheme to compensate doctors illegally for referring patients to DaVita's dialysis centers," said US Attorney for Colorado John Walsh.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 23, 2014 -
S&P: More nonprofit merger activity on the horizon
The new report from Standard & Poor's also shows that merger and acquisitions in nonprofit healthcare organizations has boosted credit ratings.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 22, 2014 -
89% of uninsured don't know open enrollment begins next month
A new Kaiser Family Foundation poll revealed some concerning results.
By Tammy Worth • Oct. 22, 2014 -
How does the switch to for-profit impact quality?
A new JAMA study provides empirical evidence that swapping to for-profit doesn't impact quality of care—but it has a big impact on the bottom line.
By Katie Bo Williams • Oct. 22, 2014 -
PhRMA blames insurance companies for drug access woes
AccessBetterCoverage.org is chock-full of insurance facts. But its real message is that health insurers, and not pharma, are guilty of shifting drug costs onto consumers.
By Nicole Gray • Oct. 21, 2014
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