[ad_1] Centene has finalized a deal to sell Magellan Rx to pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics for $1.35 billion, the companies announced Monday. Centene acquired Magellan Health last […]
Canon Healthcare USA in Ohio will draw $300M investment
[ad_1] Tech giant Canon Inc. is gearing up to make Cleveland the home of a U.S.-based medical imaging unit that would significantly expand the company’s research and development […]
Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug, Purchaser Business Group ink partnership
[ad_1] The Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drug Co. and the Purchaser Business Group on Health are partnering to provide discounted prescription drugs to self-insured employers. The coalition of nearly […]
Amazon ends support for Alexa tool with HIPAA protections
[ad_1] Amazon is ending support for a program that allowed patients to share Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act-protected information with hospitals and health insurers over its artificial […]
FDA’s expedited drug approval program hits slowdown
[ad_1] Expedited drug approvals slowed this year as the Food and Drug Administration’s controversial accelerated pathway came under new scrutiny from Congress, government watchdogs and some of the […]
UnitedHealth-LHC Group merger delayed | Modern Healthcare
[ad_1] A $5.4 billion proposed merger between UnitedHealth Group and LHC Group won’t consummate as planned by the end year, LHC Group disclosed to the Securities and Exchange […]
Health insurance prior authorization rules proposed by CMS
[ad_1] The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services aims to overhaul health insurance prior authorizations under a propose rule published Tuesday. The regulation would require Medicare Advantage, Medicaid […]
IU Health hospitals restrict visitors due to flu, respiratory rates
[ad_1] The hospitals in Indiana’s largest health system and in its most populous county have begun visitor restrictions because of a rise in reported cases of flu and […]
Aetna lumbar disc surgery lawsuits settled
[ad_1] Aetna has reached a deal to settle two class-action lawsuits that allege the CVS Health subsidiary violated federal law by improperly denying to cover spinal surgery for […]
3 hospital CEOs detail plans to address labor shortages
[ad_1] Paulette Davidson, president and CEO, Monument: We’re the largest employer in the region. We currently have around 500 open clinical roles that we’re recruiting for, and we’re […]