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Finance
Healthcare Industry Most Focused on Consolidation, Consumerism in 2019
A new Definitive Healthcare survey polled healthcare leaders on the most important trends of the year.
Finance
Primary Care Represents Less Than 5% of Medicare Spending
Primary care spending as a percentage of total spending in the Medicare program is low, according to a RAND study.
Finance
Economic Ripples: Hospital Closure Hurts A Town's Ability To Attract Retirees
The epidemic of rural hospital closures is threatening small towns such as Celina, Tenn. The town of 1,500 has been...
Strategy
BCBSTX, Sanitas USA to Open 10 Clinics in Houston, Dallas
New partnership plans to increase availability of patient-centered primary care with easy access to multiple medical and wellness services.
Strategy
Pennsylvania Court Rejects AG's Efforts to Extend UPMC-Highmark Consent Decree
UPMC applauds the ruling, but the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office says it will file an appeal with the state supreme...
Finance
Community Health Centers More Financially Stable Under Medicaid Expansion
Facilities are faring better in states that expanded Medicaid, according to a new Commonwealth Fund report.
Finance
Health Quest, Western Connecticut Health Network Merge
The new merged system, Nuvance Health, will account for $2.4 billion in revenues across New York and Connecticut.
Finance
Encompass Health Acquires Alabama-Based Hospice Operator
The Birmingham, Alabama-based post-acute care provider announced plans to purchase Alacare Home Health & Hospice.
Finance
Lyft Takes Next Step in Healthcare Journey With IPO Launch
The ridesharing giant went public Friday morning with an aim on expanding further into healthcare.
Finance
Medicaid Work Requirements Could Erode ACA Coverage Gains
A new survey from the Kaiser Family Foundation looks at Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program as states push...
Finance
Hospital Groups Thump Trump DOJ on ACA Reversal
Showing a united front, the nation's largest hospital associations roundly condemned of the DOJ's decision to abandon its defense of...