Cigna ACA expansion plans stall as profits fall

Losses stemming from a CMS ban levied in January on Medicare participation continue to cost Cigna. 

By Luke Gale • Nov. 4, 2016

Per-person healthcare spending down as of 2013

The findings provide a glimpse into healthcare costs during partial implementation of the ACA.

By Heather Caspi • Nov. 3, 2016

CHS selling 17 hospitals in 7 deals

The system is continuing to try to reduce its debt amid news of a third quarter net loss of $79 million.

By Heather Caspi • Nov. 3, 2016

Here are the five healthcare positions whose salaries were raised in the past year

A new Glassdoor report found while demand for healthcare workers is on the rise, there are geographical differences in pay rates. 

By Luke Gale • Nov. 2, 2016

Blackstone snaps up TeamHealth for $6.1B

The deal includes a “go-shop” period that allows both parties to entertain better offers.

By Meg Bryant • Nov. 1, 2016

HHS restricts short-term insurance plans to under 3 months

Americans that purchase short-term plans will have to pay the individual penalty as they won't have ACA-compliant coverage and health insurers must notify their customers under the new rule.

By Ana Mulero • Oct. 31, 2016

Aetna profits from government programs, just not ACA

Sales of plans through Medicare and Medicaid contracts helped fuel a strong third quarter for the insurance giant.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 28, 2016

CHS woes trigger stock freefall

The hospital operator stated low patient volume and reimbursement reductions will drive down Q3 earnings.

By Luke Gale • Oct. 28, 2016

Dignity, CHI are talking. Could a merger be on the horizon?

The combined health systems would have annual revenues of about $27.8 billion.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 25, 2016

CMS pushes for more MACRA participation with new Advanced APM options

An Oncology Care Model track will now qualify as an Advanced APM for the 2017 performance year.

By Ana Mulero • Oct. 25, 2016

PwC: Hospitals need to think like retailers

Nearly 40% of American adults said they shop around for healthcare prices. 

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 25, 2016

Medtech startups slow as venture funding drops

The medical technology industry is “graying” and not as dynamic as it once was, a new report by AdvaMed says. 

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 20, 2016

St. Joseph's Health accepts $2.14M settlement over HIPAA violations

Files in the health system's electronic medical records system were publicly accessible through online search engines from February 2011 to February 2012.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 20, 2016

CHS' debt reduction continues with home health unit sale

The hospital system has struggled financially since purchasing Naples, FL-based Health Management Associates in 2014.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 18, 2016

Preparation protips from the front lines on the new FLSA overtime rule

Employers have several options to comply with the rule, which takes effect Dec. 1.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 17, 2016

Humana, Cigna stocks fall in face of lower CMS' updated Medicare star ratings

Humana attributed a decrease in the percentage of its Medicare membership in 4- or 5-star plans to the lower scores it received. 

By Ana Mulero • Oct. 13, 2016

Tenet Medicaid settlement triggers class action lawsuit

The hospital chain finalized a $514 million settlement last week over alleged Medicaid kickbacks at four of its hospitals.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 11, 2016

Digital health funding skewing toward consumer experience

Silicon Valley Bank noted that 55% of digital investments since 2011 have been toward companies catering directly to consumers.

By Heather Caspi • Oct. 10, 2016

Google bets on palliative care with $32M for Aspire Health

The move highlights it's a mad, mad, mad, mad dash for digital health funding.

By Meg Bryant & Jeff Byers • Oct. 4, 2016

Tenet fined $514M, 2 ex-hospitals to plead guilty in Medicaid kickback scheme

The final settlement is more than twice what Tenet had proposed to the Department of Justice.

By Meg Bryant • Oct. 4, 2016

CHS continues to trim debt with sale of 4 hospitals

The sale came as Chinese billionaire Tianqiao Chen upped his stake in the struggling hospital chain to 13.8%.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 30, 2016

Bloomberg: US healthcare system near bottom on efficiency

The U.S. dropped slipped from 49th to 50th of 55 nations on longevity, per capital spending and spending as a share of GDP.

By Meg Bryant • Sept. 30, 2016

$5 trillion healthcare ecosystem to see 'seismic' spending shifts

While traditional care delivery is expected to shrink, other segments of the market are projected to grow.

By Heather Caspi • Sept. 26, 2016

CHS is exploring its options – could a sale be on the horizon?

The hospital giant has been fighting to improve its profit margins by attempting to sell at least 12 hospitals. 

By Ana Mulero • Sept. 19, 2016

Risk adjustment debt of $46M forces another co-op to drop

Health Republic Insurance of New Jersey's exit will reduce options for ACA coverage from five this year to only two in the state. 

By Ana Mulero • Sept. 13, 2016