Finances: Page 3


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    Tenet says its upcoming ‘new era’ will be fueled by ambulatory surgeries

    The Dallas-based provider also reported fourth quarter earnings on Thursday that beat Wall Street’s expectations for revenue.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Molina’s redeterminations losses reach 500K members

    As for Medicare Advantage, the insurer said it expects proposed 2025 rates other payers have slammed as a cut would actually boost its benchmark rate.

    By Feb. 8, 2024
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    Healthcare Dive's Outlook for 2022

    As the country enters its third year of battling the COVID-19 pandemic, fault lines in the healthcare landscape are becoming more clear and long-term implications are becoming more evident.

    By Healthcare Dive staff
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    CVS cuts 2024 outlook on Medicare Advantage caution

    The insurer on Wednesday joined its peers in slamming proposed MA payment rates as insufficient given the dogged increase in medical costs.

    By Feb. 7, 2024
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    Centene echoes Humana’s concerns about proposed MA rate drop

    On the insurer’s earnings call, analysts peppered Centene with questions about its Medicare Advantage business until its CFO attempted to change the subject.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
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    UCSF Health to acquire two Dignity hospitals in San Francisco

    The purchase comes as Dignity’s parent CommonSpirit Health has struggled financially, posting a $441 million operating loss in its first quarter.

    By Feb. 6, 2024
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    Cano Health to be delisted from NYSE after filing for bankruptcy

    The primary care chain said it wouldn’t appeal the New York Stock Exchange’s decision to remove it from trading.

    By Updated Feb. 6, 2024
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    Humana flags potential MA funding dip if proposed rate notice finalized

    Despite the uncertainty, the insurer reaffirmed its earnings outlook for 2025.

    By Feb. 5, 2024
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    Cigna is still interested in Medicare

    The health insurer sees Medicare Advantage as an area for future growth, despite selling the division for $3.7 billion. Cigna’s CEO called the sale a “win-win” on a call with investors Friday.

    By Feb. 2, 2024
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    Walgreens lays off another 145 employees

    The drugstore retailer said it still has “significant cost savings and growth goals to deliver” as it confirmed further downsizing of its workforce.

    By Daphne Howland • Feb. 2, 2024
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    UCI Health completes $975M purchase of 4 Tenet hospitals

    Tenet's latest hospital sale comes as the operator looks to pare down its debt.

    By Updated March 28, 2024
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    Healthcare CFOs explore M&A, automation and service line cuts in 2024

    Companies grappling with liquidity concerns are looking to trim costs and streamline operations, according to a new survey.

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    Cigna sells Medicare businesses to HCSC for $3.7B

    The transaction exits Cigna from a sector that’s been a huge source of growth for insurers but has seen its earnings potential shrink.

    By Jan. 31, 2024
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    Medicare Advantage profitability is declining, Moody’s says

    Insurers' MA earnings were 2% lower in 2022 than in 2019, signaling profits in the lucrative insurance program may be weakening.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    HCA beats Q4 expectations, outlines 2024 expansion

    Executives also announced the retirement of longtime CFO Bill Rutherford during a Tuesday earnings call.

    By Jan. 30, 2024
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    Penn Medicine ends plans to buy hospital from Tower Health

    Cash-strapped Tower has been trying to sell Brandywine Hospital even before the facility's closure in 2022.

    By Jan. 29, 2024
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    No Surprises Act prevented 10M surprise bills in first nine months of 2023, insurer groups say

    AHIP and BCBSA also took aim at providers for allegedly abusing the billing dispute resolution process set up by No Surprises, in the latest salvo over the polarizing law.

    By Jan. 29, 2024
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    Healthcare bankruptcies reached five-year peak in 2023, report finds

    Researchers logged 79 Chapter 11 bankruptcies for companies with liabilities of at least $10 million last year, more than three times the number of 2021 filings.

    By Jan. 26, 2024
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    Humana names inaugural ‘Growth President’ after posting grim financial outlook

    David Dintenfass will have his hands full trying to right the ship, as Humana stares down expectations for notably slower growth in 2024 and beyond.

    By Jan. 26, 2024
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    Moving past an anomaly: Bessemer’s Andrew Hedin on ‘high quality’ startups driving funding in 2024

    Andrew Hedin discusses the outlook for digital health investment in 2024 and why startups that can prove their worth will continue to earn funding. 

    By Jan. 26, 2024
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    Humana posts big loss, dour outlook on Medicare Advantage cost spike

    The health insurer’s stock plunged Thursday morning following its 2023 results, which fell startlingly short of Wall Street’s expectations.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
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    Elevance controls medical costs to $6B profit in 2023

    The payer curbed the worst of medical cost growth last year, and expects to do the same in 2024 — an assumption one analyst called “aggressive” given persistent higher utilization among seniors.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
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    Walgreens exploring sale of Shields Health Solutions: Bloomberg

    The specialty pharmacy could be valued at more than $4 billion in a sale, but a deal might slow the healthcare segment’s drive toward profitability.

    By Jan. 24, 2024
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    Sponsored by Teleperformance

    Implementing high-tech, high-touch digital services to create more personalized, patient-centric care

    Improve the patient experience by addressing high interaction volume and channel complexity.

    By Jeff Hechemy, Executive Vice President – Healthcare at Teleperformance • Jan. 22, 2024
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    Centene wins New Hampshire Medicaid contract

    It’s not yet clear how much the new Medicaid managed care contract is worth. The state’s previous contract with insurers, including Centene, allocated $6 billion in funds over five years.

    By Jan. 19, 2024
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    Humana slashes 2023 profit outlook as high medical costs continue

    The insurer also lowered its expectations for Medicare Advantage membership growth this year to below the industry average.

    By Jan. 18, 2024