The on-again, off-again speculation that Walgreens is for sale to a private equity firm is on again.
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Healthcare corporations don’t reinvest but give profits to shareholders
An analysis of publicly traded healthcare companies reveals shareholder payouts–dividends and stock buybacks–have surged more than threefold since 2001, bringing into focus the financial priorities of the healthcare sector.
Obesity rates driving up healthcare costs, report finds
Obesity rates continue to climb across the country, and a new study from UnitedHealthcare and the Health Action Council finds that this is a major driver of rising healthcare costs in the U.S., as well as a potential cost driver for employers.
Ambulatory surgery centers drive Tenet’s strong Q4 results
Tenet Healthcare’s strong Q4 revenue and income results were driven in large part by its partnership and growth in ambulatory surgery centers.
Tenet partners with United Surgical Partners International (USPI), among the largest ambulatory surgery platf…
Almost half of rural hospitals in the red, data shows
It remains a challenging time for the nation’s rural hospitals. The percentage of such hospitals operating with negative margins is slightly lower than it was last year, at about 46%.
At the same time the number of rural hospitals deemed at risk of clo…
Physicians warming to AI, new survey shows
The use of artificial intelligence in healthcare is gaining popularity among physicians, finds a new survey from the American Medical Association, though many remain guarded in their enthusiasm due to lingering concerns.
Trump administration fires 5,200 HHS employees
The Department of Health and Human Services is losing an estimated 5,200 probationary employees, according to an audio recording of a National Institutes of Health department meeting reported by the
CMS reduces navigator funding to $10 million
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has reduced funding for the Affordable Care Act Navigator Program to $10 million, ultimately with the goal of reducing premiums.
According to CMS, the savings from the reduction will allow Federally-Facili…
MultiCare partners with Tuva Health for data insights
MultiCare Connected Care has partnered with Tuva Health for claims and other data insights on more than 375,000 patients.
MultiCare Connected Care is an independent accountable care organization of the nonprofit and physician-led MultiCare Health Syste…
Evernorth, NBA partner on community health
Evernorth Health Services, a division of Cigna, has entered into a multi-year partnership with the NBA and the WNBA on a campaign to improve community health, making it the official health services partner of the two leagues.
The collaboration also mak…
