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Blues, AHIP call for stronger non-discrimination protections in final HRA rule
Two health insurance lobbying groups warned that the Trump administration’s proposal to expand tax-free health reimbursement arrangements could cause higher premiums in the individual market.
Welltower snaps up 55 medical office facilities in $1.25 billion deal
The Class A properties, which include post-acute facilities and specialty hospitals, are 94% full and boast average rent increases of 2.4% a year.
Kaiser, SEIU clash in public ahead of labor hearing
After months of political drama between Kaiser Permanente and a controversial workers’ union, the National Labor Relations Board will weigh in on a negotiations dispute in March.
Advocate Aurora Health to rely on 100% renewable electricity by 2030
Advocate Aurora Health wants to be 100% reliant on renewable electricity to power its 27 hospitals and more than 500 outpatient facilities by 2030.
Tenet, Cigna reach new contract to end network dispute
Cigna Corp. and Tenet Healthcare Corp. have reached a multiyear contract keeping the health system in-network after nearly a year of negotiations and public disagreement.
HL7 releases new version of FHIR standard
The new release adds stability to several parts of the standard, giving developers confidence to make data-sharing tools using FHIR.
Conn. panel recommends no new courts for opioid addicts
A Connecticut task force has recommended against creating special state courts to serve people addicted to opioids, citing successful drug treatment programs already in place and the high cost of establishing such new courts.
Sanford Health and Good Samaritan close merger
Sanford, which has 45 hospitals, adds Good Samaritan and its 200-plus post-acute, skilled-nursing, hospice, assisted-living, rehabilitation and home-health facilities and an insurance plan to its network.
OhioHealth’s plan to provide high-touch primary care for seniors
OhioHealth’s deal with ChenMed to open three senior primary-care clinics is the first known partnership between a health system and a for-profit primary-care provider company.
Kansas judge rules telemedicine abortions can continue
A judge ruled that Kansas cannot stop telemedicine abortions, thwarting the latest attempt by state lawmakers to prevent doctors from providing pregnancy-ending pills to women they see by remote video conferences.
