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Evergreen Health goes into receivership
The court order follows the collapse of a plan to switch the insurance co-op to for-profit status
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Montgomery County Planning Commission
Aetna raises outlook with Q2 earnings release
The payer's earnings report is the latest in a series of strong second-quarter results for large insurers.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Study: Value-based programs may harm practices that 'disproportionately serve high-risk patients'
The study isn't the first to show value-based programs as a mixed bag.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 4, 2017 -
Brigham and Women's may extend buyout offer
About 45% of the 1,600 employees offered a buyout in April have applied.
By Jeff Byers , Shannon Muchmore • Aug. 2, 2017 -
Humana beats Q2 earnings predictions thanks to Medicare Advantage
Despite beating its estimates, Humana’s revenue fell in the second quarter.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 2, 2017 -
CMS gives SNFs, inpatient rehab facilities payment boost
A new rule also removed certain claims data requirements for rehab facilities.
By Les Masterson • Aug. 1, 2017 -
Cerner bookings hit record high in 2nd quarter
The EHR vendor reported U.S. revenue of $1.3 billion and net earnings of $179.7 million.
By Meg Bryant • Aug. 1, 2017 -
West Virginia health system to lay off 300 employees
Charleston Area Medical Center also plans to close or realign several programs.
By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2017 -
Evergreen Health in tailspin after purchase group backs out
Just last month, Maryland’s insurance regulator gave the co-op the green light to move to for-profit status.
By Meg Bryant • July 28, 2017 -
RWJBarnabas Health, Rutgers University partner to form healthcare system
The partnership would create New Jersey’s largest academic healthcare system.
By Les Masterson • July 28, 2017 -
Circulation snags $10.5M to expand NEMT services
Humana, Intermountain Healthcare and Boston Children’s Hospital joined in the Series A financing round.
By Meg Bryant • July 27, 2017 -
CHS expects $131M operating loss in Q2
In a reversal of past statements, the company said it is considering further divestitures after the completion of the sale of 30 hospitals.
By Les Masterson • July 27, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Don't let the name fool you, ACA 'skinny' repeal has major consequences
A scaled-down version of ACA repeal is the latest GOP healthcare proposal, but it may just be a vehicle for returning to earlier, more conservative legislation.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 27, 2017 -
Healthcare deal volume may be down, but megadeals and value rose in Q2
PwC Deal Insights found there were 10 megadeals in health services in the second quarter valued at a total of $43.3 billion.
By Les Masterson • July 26, 2017 -
Seattle hospital wins $6.6M in Olympus medical scopes trial
The jury rebuffed claims that the design of Olympus Corp.’s duodenoscope was inherently unsafe.
By Meg Bryant • July 26, 2017 -
CHS sells another hospital to HCA
The sale of Florida-based Highlands Regional Medical Center is part of an aggressive plan on CHS' part to bring down $15 million in debt.
By Meg Bryant • July 25, 2017 -
KKR snaps up WebMD for $2.8B
The online health information search engine site will be folded into KKR’s Internet Brands unit.
By Meg Bryant • July 25, 2017 -
Healthcare CEO pay climbs steadily since ACA passage
CEO compensation packages provide little incentive to control healthcare spending.
By Meg Bryant • July 25, 2017 -
HCA Healthcare stocks drop on missed revenue targets in Q2
Uncertainty about healthcare reform is affecting hospital stocks.
By Les Masterson • July 25, 2017 -
Failed BCRA vote shows tough road ahead for ACA repeal, replace
A procedural vote to continue discussion of Republican healthcare legislation passed on Tuesday afternoon.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 25, 2017 -
ER staffing companies can lead to increased surprise bills
A new National Bureau of Economic Research study found patients who visited in-network hospitals for emergency care received out-of-network physician care 22% of the time.
By Les Masterson • July 24, 2017 -
Appalachian health systems seek merger that avoids FTC oversight
The two health systems are using a legal avenue called a Certificate of Public Agreement in an attempt to sidestep federal review.
By Les Masterson • July 24, 2017 -
Number of actively licensed physicians increased 12% since 2010
Overall physician compensation increased over the past year by nearly 3%.
By Les Masterson • July 24, 2017 -
Survey: Hospitals want value-based care but struggle to fund, build initiatives
Nearly 40% of hospitals reported they have no way to measure the outcome of their activities pertaining to value-based care.
By Les Masterson • July 21, 2017 -
CBO: Out-of-pocket health costs would skyrocket under revised BCRA
The newest CBO score doesn't change much of the political discussion currently, but it has some drastic illustrations of how high deductibles and general out-of-pocket spending could get.
By Shannon Muchmore • July 21, 2017
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