A doctor who falsely posed as the owner of a medical clinic was sentenced Wednesday to 18 months in prison for his participation in a $30 million scheme to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.
The insurer, which acquired two providers and launched a Walgreens-based clinic last month alone, hinted that moves like these can advance value-based care.
The second quarter of 2018 was another robust one for healthcare deal-making, according to a new report from PwC. The group’s Thad Kresho tells FierceHealthcare that private equity’s interest in the industry will be a trend to watch.
The Trump administration has finalized a rule to allow insurers to sell short-term limited duration health plans for up to 12 months, a controversial move that has been criticized by the industry.
In this exclusive interview, Independence Blue Cross’s CMO explains why the opioid crisis in the Philadelphia area got so bad and what his organization is doing to prevent and treat opioid use disorder now.
On Tuesday, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced the launch of the state’s Emergency Department Care Coordination program, designed to share ED data between 129 hospitals across the state to control utilization. A second phase scheduled for next year …