If they aren’t already, providers are about to get killed by inflation. How do those dynamics affect healthcare provider organizations? How do healthcare services businesses stave off intense expense margin pressures while also increasing top-line revenue?
In March 2022, UnitedHealthcare’s Optum announced the acquisition of home health player LHC Group in a $6.4 billion deal. Let’s break it down.
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2020 was a fantastic year for digital health in the public markets. The 12 digital health firms that IPO’d on the public markets – including Hims & Hers, Clover, Amwell, SOC Telemed, Oak Street Health, Outset Medical, Accolade, GoodRx, GoHealth, and One Medical – have performed successfully so far.
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As far as surprise billing legislation goes, there are two popular front runners in Congress. So what’s the difference between benchmarking vs. arbitration?
Coming across weird healthcare terms while reading? Don’t worry – we break down all of the healthcare election buzzwords for you.
Walmart Health has seen plenty of action recently. It’s no secret that Walmart is trying to lower its costs in the healthcare industry. We already
What are the main healthcare issues heading into the 2020 election? What do each of the candidates think? We’ll break all of this down – in plain English – in this 2020 healthcare election guide.
HHS’ proposed ruling on inteoperability for EHRs is causing a rift in the healthcare world between Epic and other players. What’s
Encompass Health Corporation’s recent IRF building spree, and what that means for healthcare and the baby boomer population.
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Health Technology and Innovation Stories in Q4 2019, including Google and Ascension’s partnership, Microsoft’s AI drug developments, and more
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All the Healthy Muse’s Healthcare Quick Hits from Q4 2019.
The latest bipartisan House surprise billing proposal this week pits providers and insurers against one another with benchmarking vs. arbitration language.
In healthcare, private insurance is winning. Health insurance taxes were recently repealed, and Democratic candidates are shying away from Medicare for All.
CMS released its annual U.S. healthcare spending report this week. Where did all of the money go, and why does the U.S. pay so much?
Google and Ascension have been working in secret with protected patient health information, pitting patient privacy advocates against healthcare innovation.
The CMS’ 2020 Final Ruling is out. Home health and physical therapy providers aren’t too happy. Watch out for home health and physical therapy consolidation.
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2019 has been the year of the digital health IPOs – Livongo, Phreesia, and others have all gone public. But digital health IPO performance hasn’t been great.
The biggest healthcare stories from the third quarter of 2019. All 53 of them, including mega-deals, healthcare policy, and interesting innovations.
In an effort to cut healthcare costs, Amazon is piloting a new primary care service for employees – called Amazon Care.
This week, 23andMe announced a pivotal partnership with TrialSpark to begin commercializing its consumer genetics data. Here’s why that’s a good thing.
The PBM industry is seeing plenty of transformation this year. A few stories this week highlighted how this industry is evolving to a more patient-centered model, including more pricing transparency and heightened consumer focus:
The battle for the healthcare cloud is heating up between Big Tech titans as they compete for health data storage contracts with big-time health systems
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A comprehensive 2019 timeline to Surprise Billing. Where the concept came from, what it is, who wants what, and where Surprise Billing is headed.
Top stories from the first quarter of 2019 – Medicare For All, Drug Pricing Latest, Surprise Billing, M&A Activity, and more
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