The company, known for operating ambulatory surgery centers, has grown its physician practice business so quickly in recent years, it has decided to change its name.
When Dr. Paul Reiss refers his patients for an MRI, the easiest option for the Williston doctor would be to send them to the University of Vermont Medical Center 15 minutes away. Instead, he’s referring them out of state. Cheaper prices are worth the drive, Reiss explained. He often sends his patients to Glens Falls, N.Y., for the medical imaging scans.
Georgia’s nonprofit hospitals spent more than $7 million in a recent year trying to influence legislation made at the state Capitol. That bit of data from a recent state audit is just one thing about hospitals’ finances that we’ve learned in recent months.
Sometimes, the approval of a new generic drug offers more hype than hope for patients' wallets, as people with multiple sclerosis know all too well. New research shows just how little the introduction of a generic version of Copaxone — one of the most popular MS drugs — did to lower their medicine costs.
Health insurance companies are already reporting unprecedented growth in signing up seniors to their Medicare plans for 2020, which is bad news for certain Democrats pushing single payer versions of “Medicare for All.” The nation’s largest health insurer, UnitedHealth Group, last week reported its best growth ever for enrollment in individual Medicare Advantage, the private coverage sold by health plans via contracts with the federal government.
Thomas Jefferson University CEO Stephen K. Klasko likes to think big. That’s no secret. Under his leadership, the Philadelphia nonprofit has ballooned from three hospitals in 2015 to 14 now. And annual revenue has more than doubled to $5.2 billion, making Klasko’s health-care empire a big player in the Philadelphia region.