Athenshealth is coming off a tumultuous quarter, aside from its financials, in which it began consideration of a sale to Elliott Management, and its CEO, Jonathan Bush, apologized for violently assaulting his wife before resigning.
Category: Modern Healthcare
Acadia Healthcare’s new beds generate Q2 revenue growth
Acadia Healthcare met its adjusted earnings per share and revenue guidance, but is struggling with shorter patient lengths of stay.
Cuomo cuts New York insurers’ request in jab at Trump
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has directed New York’s top insurance regulator to reject the portion of health plans’ proposed premium increases attributed to the requirement that individuals get health coverage or pay a penalty.
Commentary: Ties between pharma, healthcare industry blamed for opioid epidemic
The author of Pain Killer lays out the case for Purdue Pharma planting seeds of the opioid epidemic by marketing aggressively, routing tens of millions of dollars to doctors and healthcare organizations and ignoring early signs…
Democratic governors vow to reject Title X funds under Trump’s rules
The governors of Washington, Hawaii, Oregon and New York say they will reject federal family planning funds if the Trump administration’s proposed changes go into effect.
Libertarian think-tank: providers would pay for Medicare for All
The Medicare for All plan backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) would put the brunt of the proposal’s costs on provider pay cuts. While it would save the country at large more than $2 trillion over a decade, it would cost the federal government…
Opioid laws hit physicians, patients in unintended ways
New Michigan state laws on opioids intended to save lives have physicians complaining about unintended consequences. They say regulations have added unnecessary administrative headaches, led to a climate of fear for doctors and left patients unable…
Iowa regulator retires, citing ‘grossly unfair’ treatment
The director of the Iowa Board of Medicine has abruptly retired following a personnel investigation in which he says he was treated unfairly by state administrators.
Wisconsin wins federal approval for new reinsurance pool
Wisconsin scored federal approval to launch a new reinsurance pool via a 1332 waiver. Premiums in the state could decrease by as much as 11% as a result of the waiver and enrollment in the individual market could actually increase due to lower…
Ascension, Centene join forces to launch a Medicare Advantage plan
Centene and Ascension signed a letter of intent to research launching the joint Medicare Advantage plan. Teh companies hope to hit several insurance markets in 2020.
