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CHS sells 60-bed Louisiana hospital
It's the hospital chain's second sale in less than a month.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 16, 2018 -
Advocate, Aurora step closer to merger after OK from FTC
The combined company would have 27 hospitals, 3,300 physicians and 70,000 other employees.
By David Lim • Feb. 16, 2018 -
CMS to watch and wait on Idaho Blue Cross's ACA-skirting plans
HHS Secretary Alex Azar told lawmakers the department would look at the health plans and measure them against ACA requirements once it receives a waiver request from the insurer.
By David Lim • Feb. 16, 2018 -
Baylor Scott & White reports higher admissions, $595M profit through half of FY18
Despite its mostly positive report, the hospital system's operating expenses increased from $4.3 billion to $4.4 billion, which was partially related to higher labor and supplies costs.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 16, 2018 -
Georgia hospitals sue Anthem over ER, imaging policies
Anthem will shortly stop paying for imaging in hospitals and for emergency department care that it later deems not an emergency.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 15, 2018 -
Reducing healthcare costs not one-size-fits-all, report finds
The Network for Regional Healthcare Improvement analyzed healthcare costs for five states and found huge differences in terms of costs and drivers.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Amazon could shake up healthcare supply chains
While its ambitions aren't well known, the company’s famous (or infamous) disruption could find an entry point in hospital supply chains for a few reasons.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Most healthcare execs say value-based programs led to positive financial results
A Healthcare Financial Management Association survey also said commercial payers haven’t rolled out value-based programs as quickly as expected.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 14, 2018 -
Hospitals performed small amount of cost-shifting, study finds
Recent research found that hospitals negotiated 1.5% higher average private payer reimbursements to offset cuts from public payers.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 13, 2018 -
Molina posts $269M Q4 loss after turbulent year
Molina Healthcare went through major changes in 2017, including removing its CEO-president and CFO.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 13, 2018 -
$500M donation sparks UCSF hospital plan
UCSF Health must relocate inpatient care from Moffitt Hospital by 2030 to conform with California seismic code requirements.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 12, 2018 -
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Trump budget slashes Medicaid, targets 340B
The proposal is more a political document than anything else, but HHS Secretary Alex Azar said it addresses priorities including a push toward paying for value.
By Shannon Muchmore , David Lim • Feb. 12, 2018 -
More oversight for 340B needed, White House council says
The Council of Economic Advisers suggested creating an independent agency to oversee the prescription payment program.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 12, 2018 -
Atrium Health to partner with Navicent Health
Atrium, formerly Carolinas HealthCare System, is also attempting to merge with UNC Health Care.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 9, 2018 -
Smorgasbord of health items in massive 2-year budget deal
The agreement staving off an extended government shutdown includes a delay to Disproportionate Share Hospital payment cuts, a repeal of the ACA's Independent Payment Advisory Board and more funding to fight the opioid crisis.
By David Lim • Feb. 9, 2018 -
CVS easily beats Q4 forecast, sees Aetna deal on track
CEO Larry Merlo said on an earnings call "nothing that has surfaced" on the Aetna merger bid has come as a surprise, and he still expects the deal to close in the second half of this year.
By David Lim • Feb. 8, 2018 -
Tax bill sows confusion for nonprofit hospitals
While for-profit healthcare companies celebrate a windfall, nonprofit systems try to figure out how the tax cuts will impact them.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Management organizations can play key role in ACOs
A Health Affairs report found partnerships helped providers in ACOs with data, administrative, educational and care coordination services.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
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Express Scripts: Plan drug spending rose at slowest rate in 24 years
The PBM says its efforts to rein in rising drug costs have helped the plans it administers secure hundreds of millions in savings last year.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Deep Dive
Intermountain, Geisinger shift focus to patients in revenue cycle
Patients are now a major payer, and providers need to adapt their strategies.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
CHI continues turnaround, Q2 bolstered by lower restructuring costs
The health system posted an operating income loss of $1.5 million, a substantial improvement from the $146 million loss in the same period of fiscal year 2017.
By Shannon Muchmore • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Humana Q4 earnings a mixed bag
After increasing individual Medicare Advantage membership by only 1% in 2017, the insurer gained more than 3 million members in January.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 7, 2018 -
Rideshares fail to reduce patient no-show rates, study shows
A number of hospitals and health systems have partnered with Uber and Lyft in an attempt to help people get to appointments.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 6, 2018 -
Highest healthcare spenders vary each year
The top 5% of healthcare spenders in 2015 accounted for 53% of spending, a new Health Care Cost Institute analysis found.
By Les Masterson • Feb. 5, 2018 -
Medicaid work requirements bring uncertainty to hospital bottom lines, Fitch warns
Kentucky has already received a Medicaid waiver that allows it to implement work requirements, and seven more states could follow shortly.
By Meg Bryant • Feb. 2, 2018
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