Susan Morse

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Humana plans CenterWell expansion of 30-35 senior primary care clinics

Humana is continuing to expand its CenterWell Senior Primary Care clinics.
In 2023, CenterWell will open in new markets including Indiana, Mississippi and Virginia, and expand clinics in seven other states where centers already exists.
CenterWell inten…

Large rural health system Sanford Health to merge with urban Fairview

Rural health system Sanford Health and urban Fairview Health Services in Minnesota have signed a nonbinding letter of intent to combine and create a new health system.
The name of the parent company will be Sanford Health. Sanford Health CEO Bill Gasse…

Lacking notice, hospitals can expect PHE to extend beyond January 13

The public health emergency will be extended past its current deadline of January 11, if the Department of Health and Human Services follows its promised to give providers and other stakeholders 60 days notice before the end of the PHE. That deadline w…

AMA president condemns disinformation and government interference

American Medical Association President Dr. Jack Resneck Jr. decried laws that stop physicians from providing reproductive healthcare, during an Interim Meeting of the American Medical Association House of Delegates.

Health systems need to balance their service offerings against dwindling financial resources

Peter Urbanowicz and Martin McGahan, managing directors with consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal, are not optimistic that the financial challenges facing health systems will improve anytime soon.
Both are advisers to CEOs and CFOs.

Clover Health scales back on ACO REACH participation

Insurtech company Clover Health is scaling back its participation in the federal government’s ACO REACH program.
“We have decided to significantly decrease the total number of participating physicians,” said President Andrew Toy during the Q3 earnings …

Oscar Health and Bright Health are curbing MA expansion, for now

CEOs of both Oscar Health and Bright Health said this week during earnings calls that their companies are drawing back on their Medicare Advantage business.
 
Bright Health Group’s President and CEO Mike Mikan said Wednesday that the company is leaving…

TytoCare announces remote primary care offering

Virtual care company TytoCare has launched a remote primary care offering for health plans and providers. 

Walgreens-backed Village MD to acquire Summit Health-CityMD for $8.9B

Walgreens’ VillageMD has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Summit Health-CityMD, a provider of primary, specialty and urgent care. 
The transaction is valued at approximately $8.9 billion with investments from Walgreens Boots Alliance and …

RSV surge is overwhelming some hospitals and pediatric care capacity

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning of a surge in flu; Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV; and other viral infections this season, especially among children and older adults.