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Strategy
Betting on 'Golden Age' of Colonoscopies, Private Equity Invests in Gastro DocsWith market dominance comes the business opportunity to set and maintain high prices.
Strategy
'An Arm and a Leg': Private Equity Is Everywhere in Healthcare. Really.In this episode of the podcast, we find out why these doctors are selling their practices to private equity.
Pharma
Ukraine-Russia War Pushes Big Pharma Into Mixed ResponseWhile some global pharma companies continue to manufacture and sell products in Russia, several large pharma companies said they are...
Payer
CA Insurance Commissioner Urges Payers to Divest from RussiaThe request is voluntary, for now.
Payer
'An Arm and a Leg': Need an Expensive Drug? Here's What You Need to KnowIt's an invention by the insurance industry to make sure only your money counts toward your yearly deductible ? not...
Payer
MA Plans Send Pals to Seniors' Homes for Companionship — And ProfitsMedicare plans pay Papa, a for-profit company, a per-member fee monthly.
Innovation
VC Start-up's $55M Backs Black Healthcare EntrepreneursJumpstart Nova founder Marcus Whitney speaks with HealthLeaders about the fund, why it's needed, and the metrics they'll use to...
Payer
Suit Warns of 'Anti-competitive Effects' in Proposed United, Change Healthcare MergerThe DoJ and AGs from New York and Minnesota are hoping to block the proposed acquistion, fearing it will raise...
Strategy
Pharma Campaign Cash Delivered to Key Lawmakers With Surgical PrecisionGranting Medicare broad authority to intervene in setting prices has divided Democrats.
Payer
Opinion: A Procedure That Cost $1,775 in New York Was $350 in Maryland. Here's Why.It wasn't easy for Maryland to enact its unique healthcare system.
Human Resources
Watch: Going Beyond the Script of 'Dopesick' and America's Real-Life Opioid CrisisThe Hulu series dovetails with the broader reality KFF's journalists and analysts have been documenting in their work for the...
Nursing
Healthcare Labor Shortage, Especially of Nurses, Continues to Strain Hospital ProfitabilityThe trend is likely to continue into 2022, as patient acuity in both COVID-19 and non-COVID cases rises, new report...