[ad_1] HCA Healthcare has entered into a wide-ranging collaboration with Johnson & Johnson, the for-profit hospital chain announced Tuesday. The for-profit health system and the drug, medical device […]
Clover Health names Andrew Toy next CEO
[ad_1] Clover Health CEO Vivek Garipalli will step down and be succeeded by Andrew Toy at the start of next year, the company announced Monday. Toy, currently the […]
Kaiser Permanente’s second-quarter net loss exceeds $1B
[ad_1] Kaiser Permanente reported a $1.3 billion net loss in the second quarter, a 144% plunge from a year ago. Operating income for Kaiser, a not-for-profit integrated health […]
Centene sued over Ambetter networks, benefits
[ad_1] A new lawsuit alleges Centene took advantage of enrollee churn between Medicaid and health insurance exchange policies to defraud the federal government and dupe consumers. The plaintiffs claim […]
58% of human infectious diseases can be worsened by climate change
[ad_1] Climate hazards such as flooding, heat waves and drought have worsened more than half of the hundreds of known infectious diseases in people, including malaria, hantavirus, cholera […]
Pfizer buying spree continues with $5.4B hematology deal
[ad_1] Pfizer will spend about $5.4 billion to buy Global Blood Therapeutics as the pharmaceutical giant continues to invest some of the cash influx reaped during the COVID-19 […]
Advocate Aurora-Atrium’s proposed megamerger sparks pricing concerns
[ad_1] The Chicago area is a more competitive market than Milwaukee, said Nathan Ray, who leads the healthcare merger and acquisition division at the consultancy West Monroe. “There’s […]
Senate approves big Biden deal; House to vote next
[ad_1] Democrats pushed their election-year economic package to Senate passage Sunday, a hard-fought compromise less ambitious than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but one that still meets deep-rooted party goals of slowing […]
Health system’s second-quarter financials mixed
[ad_1] Labor costs, driven by demand for contract workers amid staff shortages, were the hot topic in the hospital industry’s second-quarter earnings reports. Health system are doling out higher pay […]
Democrats’ big package: What remains in and what’s out?
[ad_1] ‘Single biggest investment in climate change in U.S. history’ The bill would invest $369 billion over the decade in climate change-fighting strategies including investments in renewable energy […]
