CVS profits in Q3 decreased 5.8 percent to $2.4 billion, driven by a $64 million increase in acquisition-related transaction and integration costs.
Category: Healthcare Finance News
Change, TIBCO use blockchain to build smart contract system for payers.
Using embedded codes in blockchain technology, claims process themselves.
Patient safety in hospitals still a concern; investment in nurses recommended
Between 2005 and 2016, only 21 percent of hospitals substantially improved their clinical work environments; most made no improvements.
Site-neutral payment rule sparks sharp rebuke from American Hospital Association and threat of legal action
The AHA said the policy exceeds the administration’s legal authority and, joined by the AAMC and member hospitals, intends to legally challenge it.
Providers help patients who can’t get to the polls cast their votes
From an informative interactive website to a "boots on the ground" approach in Philadelphia, providers want to make sure patients make their voices heard.
Emergency department visits by uninsured patients drop in Illinois after Medicaid expansion
The ACA expanded Medicaid coverage eligibility to adults with incomes up to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, but the law;s fate is uncertain
Federal judge temporarily shutters Simple Health Plans in Florida
The FTC said it wants to permanently stop the shell business from offering bait-and-switch plans under known insurer logos.
Healthcare leaders optimistic about business performance, expect it to continue
Almost three-quarters expect business to perform better in the next year, and nobody thought they’d do worse.
Why the hospital revenue cycle is practically begging for artificial intelligence and machine learning
Revenue cycle improvement just might be a perfect problem for AI and ML to solve.
Cigna expects growth in its Medicare Advantage business for 2019
Income for 2018 is projected to grow by 31 to 33 percent; Deal with Express Scripts to close by end of year.
