Category: Healthcare Finance News

Kaiser Permanente eyes carbon neutrality, better community health with renewable energy deal

System has signed a definitive power purchase agreement for 180 megawatts of clean energy, which is enough to power 27 of its 39 hospitals.

American Hospital Association suing HHS over delay in implementing drug pricing rule for 340B

AHA joins other 340B stakeholders in asking the court to declare the delay unlawful and to enact the regulation.

Affordable Care Act reduces healthcare disparities between Mexican-heritage Latinos and other Latinos

After the major provisions of the law were implemented, 77.8 percent of Latinos of Mexican heritage reported having health insurance, a 10-point increase.

MSSP ACOs saved more money than CMS reported, says National Association of ACOs

ACO MSSP generated savings of $1.84 billion from 2013 to 2015, nearly double the $954 million estimated by CMS, according to NAACOS.

HCA Healthcare CEO, 36-year system veteran, to retire amid period of expansion, solid financials

R. Milton Johnson will be succeeded by current President and COO Sam Hazen, but will remain board chair through April.

Crowdsourced hospital reviews mismatch patient experience and care quality, study says

As patients turn to Facebook Google and Yelp to learn about hospitals, healthcare executives should understand the implications.

How Cleveland Clinic, UPMC and Rush executives foster a culture of innovation

William Morris, Rasu Shrestha and Shafiq Rab say to identify innovators, think purpose-built tech, embrace the unsexy, and protect your investments.

Poll results: CVS-Aetna outpaces Amazon as most likely to disrupt healthcare

Readers pointed to the incumbent’s domain expertise and broad member base outweighing Amazon’s innovative nature.

Poll results: CVS-Aetna outpaces Amazon as most likely to disrupt healthcare

Readers pointed to the incumbent’s domain expertise and broad member base outweighing Amazon’s innovative nature.

ACA about-face: Insurers keeping premium increases lower than last year, RWJF and AP studies find

Two new reports find payers expanding their footprint in the Affordable Care Act marketplace with some reducing costs.