Category: Modern Healthcare

Following the recent Texas ruling that found the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, beyond the legalities, we need to look long and carefully at the potential human cost of this litigation.

A federal judge Tuesday declined to put a timeline on when he might—or might not—sign off on CVS Health’s $70 billion acquisition of Aetna.

The CMS is asking accrediting organizations like the Joint Commission to disclose their relationships with providers they accredit for participation in Medicare and consult for.

Two pension funds that own stock in Centene Corp. are suing the health insurer and certain directors and officers, claiming Centene acquired Health Net in 2016 for $6 billion without fully disclosing the company’s significant financial problems.

Medicaid expansion advocates in states moving toward expansion, including Idaho, Kansas, Nebraska, and Utah, worry opponents will cite the Texas ruling as a reason not to push forward.

Dr. Rasu Shrestha will join the Charlotte-based health system in February from University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, where he was chief innovation officer. The radiologist will replace Carol Lovin, who was promoted to Atrium’s system chief of…

Livongo Health, which is tackling chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure with wearables, hired veteran healthcare technology executive Zane Burke as CEO.

Even as disappointing investment gains cut into Scripps Health’s net income in its fiscal 2018, the not-for-profit health system managed to boost its operating income 25% year-over-year.

Addiction recovery advocacy group Shatterproof plans to build a rating system for the largely unregulated addiction treatment provider space.

Mark Hirschhorn is stepping down from his dual role as CFO and COO after a report claimed that he and another Teladoc employee engaged in insider trading.