Category: Healthcare Finance News

CVS Health closing MinuteClinic locations in Utah

CVS will be closing its three Utah MinuteClinic locations this week, with facilities in Highland, Ogden and West Jordan slated for closure by Saturday.
In a statement shared with Healthcare Finance News, CVS said it regularly evaluates MinuteClinic’s f…

Intermountain hospital recognized for vascular care

Intermountain Health St. Mary’s Regional Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado has become the first community hospital in the country – and the fifth overall – to receive vascular verification from the American College of Surgeons and the Society for Va…

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York

Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting. 

UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson fatally shot in New York

Walking toward the New York Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan this morning, UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was fatally shot in what law enforcement officers have called a targeted shooting. 

Humana CFO to step aside in the new year

Insurer Humana has announced that current Chief Financial Officer Susan Diamond is stepping down from her role in the new year, to be succeeded by Celeste Mellet, effective January 11.

Lawmakers push DOJ to investigate PBMs over opioids

A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland saying that the Department of Justice should examine whether pharmacy benefit managers had a hand in the opioid epidemic.

MultiCare Health System pilots new AI tool for revenue cycle

MultiCare Health System in Washington State is the first health system to pilot a new generative AI tool to streamline appeals in the mid-revenue cycle, according to AI technology company Xsolis.
The technology is used to create and submit appeal lette…

CHS subsidiary buys urgent care centers in Arizona

Community Health Systems subsidiary Northwest Urgent Care has completed the acquisition of urgent care centers owned and operated by Carbon Health in Arizona.
The Tucson, Arizona CHS subsidiary is part of Northwest Healthcare’s integrated network servi…

Health systems see margin gains, though expenses still high

Health systems in the U.S. saw slight margin gains in October following three months of declines, while operating margins for individual hospitals narrowed and expenses remained high, according to new data published by Strata Decision Technology.

VillageMD CEO steps down

VillageMD CEO Tim Barry has stepped down and Chief Operating Officer Jim Murray has been appointed to serve as interim CEO.
The move is “effective immediately,” according to VillageMD spokesperson Molly Lynch, according to the Chicago Tribune.
No reaso…