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Providers, insurers call for strong enforcement of drug price transparency
Many healthcare industry groups support the Trump administration’s proposed rule to require drugmakers to list a drug’s wholesale price in TV ads, while pharmaceutical groups bashed the proposal.
Commentary: Lives are at stake in ACA litigation
Following the recent Texas ruling that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, beyond the legalities, we need to look long and carefully at the potential human cost of this litigation.
CVS-Aetna to keep some business operations separate while judge weighs merger
A federal judge Tuesday declined to put a timeline on when he might—or might not—sign off on CVS Health’s $70 billion acquisition of Aetna.
CMS probes Joint Commission and other accreditors on conflict of interest
The CMS is asking accrediting organizations like the Joint Commission to disclose their relationships with providers they accredit for participation in Medicare and consult for.
Investor lawsuit accuses Centene of hiding Health Net problems
Two pension funds that own stock in Centene Corp. are suing the health insurer and certain directors and officers, claiming Centene acquired Health Net in 2016 for $6 billion without fully disclosing the company’s significant financial problems.
Texas ACA ruling complicates politics of Medicaid expansion
Medicaid expansion advocates in states moving toward expansion, including Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, and Utah, worry opponents will cite the Texas ruling as a reason not to push forward.
Atrium Health appoints new chief strategy officer
Dr. Rasu Shrestha will join the Charlotte-based health system in February from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was chief innovation officer. The radiologist will replace Carol Lovin, who was promoted to Atrium’s system chief of…
Glen Tullman’s wearable tech startup hires a new CEO
Livongo Health, which is tackling chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure with wearables, hired veteran healthcare technology executive Zane Burke as CEO.
Scripps Health net income suffers on investment returns
Even as disappointing investment gains cut into Scripps Health’s net income in its fiscal 2018, the not-for-profit health system managed to boost its operating income 25% year-over-year.
Quality ratings are coming to addiction treatment provider space
Addiction recovery advocacy group Shatterproof plans to build a rating system for the largely unregulated addiction treatment provider space.
