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Best Buy to acquire GreatCall for $800 million
Best Buy is the latest consumer company to step further into healthcare. The consumer tech retailer will buy GreatCall, maker of mobile devices aimed at the aging population.
Harvard Pilgrim reports strong Q2, despite CEO’s departure
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care saw a big jump in net income during the second quarter of 2018, which wrapped up weeks after the health plan’s CEO abruptly resigned over unspecified behavior.
Ohio Medicaid to try out transparent PBM pricing model
Ohio’s Medicaid department is directing its managed-care organizations to quit their contracts with pharmacy benefit managers because of opaque pricing practices and strike up new arrangements with transparent vendors.
VA accused of failing to pay bills for healthcare company
The owners of a New Hampshire provider stopped caring for 16 veterans as of Friday because they were unable to get about $60,000 in bills paid by the Veterans Affairs Department.
Providence Health sued over alleged $188 million Medicare upcoding scheme
Providence Health and Services has been sued by a data analysis firm that claimed the 50-hospital system pushed its doctors to add complications or comorbidities to treatment documents so they could get higher Medicare reimbursement.
Few hospitals dedicate space for family caregivers, but that could change
Montefiore’s Burke Rehabilitation Hospital opened what it says is the U.S.’ first family-caregiver resource center in a rehab hospital. They’re also rare in acute-care hospitals, but efforts to reduce readmissions could convince hospitals to add…
Young nurses seek advanced degrees, leaving gaps in direct patient care
More young nurses are opting to get advanced degrees, which could help fill gaps in primary care. But it could also take them away from patients’ bedsides, according to a new survey.
Advocates sue to block Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirement
Advocacy groups sued to block Arkansas’ Medicaid work requirement in federal court, two months after they won a federal ruling halting Kentucky’s similar waiver program.
Trump’s immigrant healthcare rule could hurt low-income populations
The Trump administration reportedly is nearing completion of a new immigration rule that healthcare providers and plans fear will harm public health and their ability to serve millions of low-income children and families.
Adventist Health System rebranding to AdventHealth
Adventist Health System, including nearly 50 hospitals and more than 80,000 employees, will change its name to AdventHealth on Jan. 2, the health system announced Tuesday.
