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Optum and MarinHealth form strategic partnership
MarinHealth Medical Center has become the latest health system to form a strategic relationship with Optum, announcing a partnership to advance its operational objectives in the revenue cycle and facilitate the patient experience for people living in M…
UnitedHealth Group earned $17.3B in 2021, according to earnings report
After posting a $4.1 billion in profit in the fourth quarter of 2021, UnitedHealth Group ended the year with $17.3 billion in total profit, according to the payer’s latest earnings report.
Bristol Myers Squibb restricting 340B discounts to safety net hospitals
Bristol Myers Squibb will become the 12th drugmaker to restrict 340B discounts after it signaled its intent to limit such discounts for safety net hospitals’ contract pharmacies, according to a recent letter the company sent out to hospitals.
People placing more trust in pharmacists for care management
Staffing shortages among healthcare providers are having numerous downstream effects on everything from patient care to reimbursement and thinning margins. But they’re also causing a shift in public perception: More people now trust pharmacists to play…
Massachusetts governor releases emergency orders to ease strain on the healthcare system
In response to ongoing staffing shortages across the healthcare industry, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has directed the commonwealth’s Department of Public Health to release a number of emergency orders meant to ease strain on the healthcare sy…
Nurses are the most trusted professionals in the U.S. for the 20th year running
Americans have deemed nurses to be the most honest and ethical professionals in the country for the 20th straight year according to a new Gallup poll. And while the numbers aren’t quite as strong as in the previous year, when respect for healthcare wor…
Clover Health sees Medicare Advantage enrollment jump 25%
Clover Health’s Medicare Advantage enrollment for 2022 has beaten expectations, increasing 25% over the previous year, according to the insurer.
This outpaces the overall industry growth average of about 10% year-over-year. Clover began the year alread…
Biden announces deployment of six medical teams to states hit hard by COVID-19
Today, in response to a rise in COVID-19 infections spurred by the Omicron and Delta variants, President Joe Biden announced an expansion of federal hospital response efforts, with an additional six medical teams, comprising more than 120 medical perso…
AHA urges Biden, HHS to extend emergency declarations amidst COVID-19 surge
The Omicron and Delta variants have caused COVID-19 case counts to surge once again, prompting the American Hospital Association to press the federal government on extending the emergency declarations that had been set to expire soon.
LifeSpan, Care New England merger could have significant positive economic impact
As Brown University and Rhode Island’s two largest nonprofit healthcare systems continue working toward an integrated academic health system, an independent analysis commissioned by Brown concludes that closer integration of health systems, physician p…
