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Ardent Health continues expansion of urgent care clinics
For profit Ardent Health has acquired 18 urgent care clinics across New Mexico and Oklahoma from NextCare Urgent Care.
The transaction includes six urgent care clinics in New Mexico, which will operate as part of Lovelace Health System, and 12 clinics …
CVS announces layoffs due to loss of Kansas Medicaid contract
Layoffs continue for CVS Health as Aetna has announced that 164 employees would be let go as of February 15, 2024.
Elevance closes deal to buy IU Health Plans
Elevance has completed its acquisition of Indiana University Health Plans for an undisclosed amount.
The closing was announced Tuesday by Elevance, the parent company of Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.
IU Health Plans will now operate as part of An…
MultiPlan refinances to extend debt capital structure
MultiPlan, a data technology company that works primarily with payers, has announced refinancing to extend the maturities of its entire debt capital structure.
MultiPlan said it has entered into an agreement with certain ad hoc groups of noteholders an…
Andrew Witty on defense over claim denials, Medicare Advantage
UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty has been playing defense over the backlash of consumer complaints against the health insurance industry and most recently, around The Wall Street Journal’s reporting on Medicare Advantage plans.
UnitedHealth Group, Amedisys extend $3.3 billion merger agreement
UnitedHealth Group and home health provider Amedisys have mutually agreed to extend their merger deadline, according to a regularly filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
On December 26, each party agreed to waive its right to terminate th…
Telehealth gets short extension, physician pay is cut in spending bill
President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a spending bill that averts a government shutdown, but some healthcare provisions that were in the original bill didn’t make it to final passage.
Acute hospital-care-at-home and telehealth temporary waivers were c…
HIMSSCast: Research as restorative physician medicine
The idea to start a company to make clinical research easier for physicians and more accessible to patients began while Alexander Saint-Amand was still in college. His mother, who was sick, hoped to get into a clinical trial, but there was limited access.
Trends 2025: The demand for interim revenue cycle executives
The search for revenue cycle management leaders is ongoing and can be particularly challenging because of the nature of the executives who take on the job, according to one expert.
“These leaders often have a fix-it mentally,” according to Adam Burns, …
Healthcare expenditures rise on increased coverage and utilization
Healthcare spending is higher than before the pandemic and is being driven by increases in insurance coverage and utilization, according to new analysis released Wednesday by the Office of the Actuary at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services a…
