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Elevance teams with private investment firm on primary care
Elevance Health and private investment firm Clayton, Dublier and Rice (CD&R) have agreed to form a strategic partnership meant to accelerate innovation in primary care delivery, with an eye toward improving experience and outcomes.
The effort will brin…
DOJ sues Regeneron Pharmaceuticals over allegedly inflating Medicare reimbursements
The Department of Justice has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a New York-based pharmaceutical company, over allegedly inflating Medicare reimbursement rates for Eylea, an injection therapy approved for retinal dise…
Henry Ford, Michigan State research center to be built for $335 million
The Michigan State University Board of Trustees has approved the construction of a $335 million biomedical research center in Detroit. The seven-story, 335,000-square-foot facility will be owned by Michigan State University and operated jointly as part…
Physician pay rises 3%, though discontent persists
Total physician compensation saw a modest 3% growth in 2023, increasing from an average of $352,000 to $363,000, yet despite the increase, dissatisfaction over pay persists, according to the latest findings of the 2024 Medscape Physician Compensation R…
McLeod Health to build $45 million replacement hospital
McLeod Health, based in Florence, South Carolina, is eyeing plans to construct a $45 million replacement facility for its Cheraw-based hospital, the health system said this week.
The facility will be constructed on the current McLeod Health Cheraw prop…
Community health centers grappling with high Medicaid disenrollment
Nearly 95% of community health centers (CHCs) have reported that patients have been disenrolled from Medicaid, and among those reporting disenrollment, an estimated 23% (nearly one in four patients) have been disenrolled, according to a new survey from…
Pennsylvania legislators push for UPMC-Washington Health merger approval
Members of the Washington County legislative delegation in Pennsylvania have called on the state’s governor, Josh Shapiro, to work with the Pennsylvania attorney general to finalize the merger of Washington Health System and University of Pittsburgh Me…
Cedars-Sinai expanding virtual care app to children, Spanish speakers
Cedars-Sinai is expanding virtual healthcare for children and Spanish speakers in California through its mobile app, Cedars-Sinai Connect, which allows patients to access healthcare professionals for acute, chronic and preventive care.
Uber Health teams with insurers on maternal health in Georgia
Uber Health, a healthcare-focused subsidiary of the ride sharing platform, is collaborating with the Georgia Primary Care Association and Amerigroup Georgia, a managed care plan and subsidiary of Elevance Health, in an effort to strengthen maternal hea…
Zero-premium MA plans are attracting disadvantaged populations
Zero-premium Medicare Advantage plans are attracting a substantially more socioeconomically disadvantaged population than compared to non-zero premium MA plans and traditional Medicare fee-for-service.
