Ascension’s TriMedx to buy Aramark’s healthcare tech business for $300M
The deal will allow TriMedx, which is owned by Ascension, to expand its healthcare clientele and Aramark to focus on its core food, facilities...
CMS underestimated Medicare ACOs’ savings
The Medicare Shared Savings program generated $ 1.84 billion in savings over a three-year period, which is nearly twice the savings CMS data...
Health systems driving prices higher with physician group purchases
The percentage of hospital-employed physicians increased from about 25% in 2010 to more than 40% in 2016, which is associated with a 12% increase...
CMS to implement indication-based drug coverage for Medicare Part D plans
Starting in 2020, Medicare Part D plans can tweak their formularies so that different drugs can be covered for a defined set of indications,...
Maine Supreme Court orders Medicaid expansion to go forward
In a largely procedural decision, Maine's high court ruled that Republican Gov. Paul LePage's administration must move forward and implement the state's voter-mandated Medicaid...
Officials remove special rules for gene therapy experiments
A special National Institutes of Health oversight panel will no longer review all gene therapy applications and will instead take on a broader advisory...
Variety of factors drive wide variation in opioid treatment across the...
Data show a significant variation in utilization and cost of opioid-related treatment, which may be explained by provider capacity, coverage networks or financial incentives.
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Week Ahead: Will the 2020 Census include a citizenship question?
Investors and journalists will be waiting to see if Tenet Healthcare will shed any more light on plans to sell off assets, Cardinal Health...
After tough health battles, teen blogger publishes book to help others...
During battles with toxic mold and Lyme disease, teenager Sara Willoughby needed a way to cope. She found it through writing—first a blog, and...
LifePoint Health and RCCH Healthcare Partners to merge
LifePoint Health and RCCH Healthcare Partners signed a definitive agreement to merge. LifePoint shareholders will receive $ 65 per share in cash once...
