Finance
Bill to establish hospital cost review board faces backlash from healthcare community.
Delaware Public Media | March 28, 2024
Legislation to create a hospital cost review board in an attempt to lower healthcare costs is introduced, but members of...
Finance
Hospital Margins Continue Strong Start in '24, but Challenges Remain
John Commins | March 28, 2024
The full effect of the Change Healthcare hack has yet to be measured.
Clinical Care
Yale CCO Recommitted to Patient Safety and Care Quality
Christopher Cheney | March 28, 2024
Yale New Haven Health is stepping up efforts to be a high-reliability organization.
Payer
UnitedHealth offers over $3.3B in loans to providers hit by attack on unit
Reuters | March 28, 2024
UnitedHealth Group has advanced more than $3.3 billion in loans to care providers impacted by a cyberattack on the U.S....
Payer
A woman's fight to escape the hospital shows Medicaid's limits for disabled Texans
The Texas Tribune | March 28, 2024
Staffing shortages and mismanaged care can delay when Texans on some Medicaid programs are discharged from hospitals.
Finance
Walgreen's books a $5.8B charge, sees challenging retail environment
The Wall Street Journal / Marketwatch | March 28, 2024
Walgreen's says free cash flow was negative $610 million, to mark a $1.3 billion decline from last year, due in...
Payer
Change Healthcare's $22M ransom may have been intercepted on the dark web
CNBC | March 28, 2024
Cybersecurity firm Crowdstrike believes United Healthcare may have lost $22 million after paying cybercriminals, who pocketed the money without sending...
Strategy
Mass. Sens. Warren, Markey push back against Steward, United proposal
WCVB.com | March 28, 2024
The fallout is growing again against embattled Steward Healthcare as the company tries to sell off some of its assets...
Pharma
Indiana AG Sues Drugmakers, PBMs Over High Insulin Prices
John Commins | March 27, 2024
The suit says diabetes care costs the Hoosier State $5 billion annually.
Strategy
Rite Aid reaches bankruptcy settlement with lenders, DOJ, McKesson
Reuters | March 27, 2024
Rite Aid has reached a settlement with its lenders, the DOJ, and McKesson Corp., clearing a path for Rite Aid...
Strategy
Steward Health Care has deal to sell doctor network to UnitedHealth
The Boston Globe | March 27, 2024
The proposed sale of Stewardship Health is part of Steward's plan to shore up its finances and bolster its nationwide...
Strategy
Ascension Michigan's Northern Region to become part of MyMichigan Health
MyMichigan.org | March 27, 2024
MyMichigan Health and Ascension have signed a definitive agreement under which Ascension Michigan's hospitals in Saginaw, Tawas and Standish will...
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