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5 Stories for Business-Savvy Nurse Leaders
To be effective in today's healthcare industry, nurse leaders' knowledge must extend beyond traditional nursing issues.
Finance
HealthLeaders Top 10 Finance Stories of 2018
Here's a roundup of our most popular finance stories of the year.
Finance
Uninsured Patients Drive Most Self-Pay Revenue at Hospitals
The increasing number of uninsured patients has contributed to higher self-pay revenues for hospitals, according to a new study from...
Finance
Walmart, Express Scripts Sign Three-Year Prescription Drug Extension
The retail giant and St. Louis-based insurer announced plans Wednesday to continue their prescription drug contract through 2021.
Finance
DOJ Takes Aim at Sutter Health, Claiming Inflated MA Risk Scores
The government's participation in the False Claims Act case demonstrates its commitment 'to hold healthcare providers responsible if they fail...
Finance
As DaVita Sale Nears, Moody's Questions Dialysis Growth
Optum's purchase of DaVita Medical Group is still on track to close next year but growth opportunities for DaVita Inc....
Strategy
UnitedHealthcare Reaches Deal with Envision, Averting Surprise-Billing Nightmare
A web page that had blasted Envision, as recently as this past weekend, for allegedly 'price gouging' emergency department patients...
Finance
Partners Healthcare Posts $310M Operating Income
The Boston-based health system reported a higher operating income for fiscal year 2018, thanks to provider and insurance income on...
Strategy
Georgia AG Signs Off on Atrium-Navicent Deal
The finding means that control of a Georgia nonprofit may be transferred to another nonprofit that's controlled by a public...
Finance
Healthcare IT Investment is Overvalued, But Will Increase Next Year
While most healthcare industry players believe healthcare IT is an overvalued subsector, they still expect investment to rise in 2019,...
Finance
U.S. Healthcare Spending Slowed to 3.9% in 2017
Newly released data from CMS found that national healthcare spending totalled $3.5 trillion in 2017 but grew at a rate...
Finance
Feds Slash $99M from Funding Estimate for Minnesota's Reinsurance Program
The unexpected adjustment for 2019 prompted state lawmakers to question the wisdom of the program moving forward.