Total health benefit cost per employee is expected to rise 5.8% on average in 2025, even after accounting for planned cost-reduction measures, according to an analysis based on a survey by Mercer.
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UnitedHealthcare, HCA Healthcare resolve contract dispute
After months of negotiations, a contract dispute between UnitedHealthcare and HCA Healthcare has been resolved, with the two parties coming to an agreement hours before a September 1 deadline that would have interrupted network coverage in Texas, New H…
Walgreens, BARDA team to strengthen clinical trials
Walgreens is partnering with the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) – part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response in the Department of Health and Human Services – to increase innovation in decentralize…
Healthcare bankruptcies on the decline
Healthcare bankruptcies are on a gradual decline, showing signs of slowing down over the past three fiscal quarters, according to data published by healthcare advisory firm Gibbons Advisors.
The report analyzed healthcare sector Chapter 11 bankruptcy c…
Kaiser Permanente reports $908M in Q2 operating income
Kaiser Permanente showed year-to-year financial improvement in Q2, reporting an operating income of $908 million (up from $741 million in Q2 2023), and an operating margin of 3.1% (up from 2.9% a year ago).
