STAT+: UnitedHealth’s physician buying spree continues with takeover of Crystal Run
UnitedHealth Group has acquired Crystal Run Healthcare, a prominent physician group in New York. The…
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STAT+: With Apollo Endosurgery acquisition, Boston Scientific dives into the obesity treatment market
The landscape of obesity treatment is quickly changing — and with its acquisition this week…
STAT+: A devastating skin condition could soon get its first medication, as the frontiers of gene therapy expand
Wounds have been a constant fact of Aaron Owens’ life. His skin is so fragile…
STAT+: Oscar Health names former Aetna executive as new CEO
The tech-forward insurer Oscar Health has tapped former Aetna CEO Mark Bertolini to be its…
STAT+: Wary of changes to Medicare Advantage, health insurers put up a fight — and exaggerate the stakes
For the past two months, the health insurance industry has attempted to scare older adults…
STAT+: Moderna CEO made $398 million in 2022, but still pledges to give most to charity
Moderna CEO Stéphane Bancel is starting to reap gargantuan gains from the stock he first…
STAT+: Buyer’s remorse: How a Medicare Advantage business is strangling one of its first funders
When NaviHealth began building a business around using algorithms to scrutinize the care of older…
Denied by AI: How Medicare Advantage plans use algorithms to cut off care for seniors in need
An algorithm, not a doctor, predicted a rapid recovery for Frances Walter, an 85-year-old Wisconsin…
STAT+: Biden administration floats major 2024 pay cut for Medicare Advantage plans
Medicare Advantage insurers could face an average 2.3% cut to baseline payments in 2024, the…
STAT+: ‘Everybody has blood on their hands’: A decade-long battle over Medicare Advantage audits is coming to a head
The federal government and health insurance companies have been clashing for more than a decade…
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Prosecutors: Convicted CEO Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Elizabeth Holmes is a flight risk and shouldn’t be allowed…
STAT+: Hip and knee replacements go better when performed by high-volume surgeons, new study finds
A new study underscores the importance of the adage “practice makes perfect,” especially when it…
STAT+: Drastic changes should bring profitability, startup health insurers say
Startup insurers Oscar Health, Bright Health, and Clover Health have hemorrhaged money since going public…
STAT+: Medicare Advantage-focused Oak Street, Agilon Health chart out growth at J.P Morgan
Senior-focused primary care providers Oak Street Health and Agilon Health used their stage time at…
STAT+: Study finds heavier reliance on nurse practitioners, physician assistants after private equity takeovers
A new study suggests physician practices acquired by private equity rely more heavily on advanced…
STAT+: The health care providers and insurers we’re watching at JPM23 — and why
Hospitals, health insurers, and other provider-related companies are returning in person to the J.P. Morgan…
Walgreens to pursue certification to provide abortion pills in pharmacies
Walgreens plans to seek certification to begin providing abortion pills under new Food and Drug…
STAT+: 3 trends to watch in hospitals and health insurance in 2023
For almost three years, hospitals and health insurers have been riding the waves of the…
STAT+: Providers seeking resolution of billing disputes under the No Surprises Act cause a major backlog of cases
Health care providers are swamping the government with billing disputes under the new law that…
STAT+: Backed by a longtime mental health leader, a new startup aims to build support for serious mental illness
The number of startups focused on mental health has surged in the wake of the…
Psychedelic therapy is moving to the next frontier: workplace perk
Acupuncture and chiropractic care weren’t always the common fixtures of employer benefit plans they are…
Medical malpractice lawsuits, delayed by the pandemic, are hitting hospitals harder than expected
Carlos David Castro Rojas was a healthy 27-year-old engineering student when he fell off a…
STAT+: UPMC, Advocate Aurora, Duke fighting lawsuits over use of Meta’s tracking tool
Five months after a media investigation revealed that hospitals were feeding Meta sensitive patient information…
STAT+: Unexpected troubles hit large medical billing firm R1 RCM, part-owned by Ascension
The stock price of R1 RCM tanked by roughly 50% this week after the large…
STAT+: Unexpected troubles hit large medical billing firm R1 RCM, part-owned by Ascension
The stock price of R1 RCM tanked by roughly 50% this week after the large…
STAT+: Private equity’s Welsh Carson, casting itself as a noble force, relentlessly pursues profits in health care
Before the allegations of neglect, before the lawsuits, before the government investigations, the health care…
STAT+: This summer’s Covid surge was bad for hospital profits
This summer’s Covid-19 surge put a sizable dent in hospital finances, with two large investor-owned…
U.S. surgeon general says workplaces are taking a toll on Americans’ mental and physical health
Your job can be hazardous to your health, according to a new report from the…
STAT+: UnitedHealth plots further growth in its profitable provider division
Insurance giant UnitedHealth Group’s strong financial showing in the third quarter was driven in part…
STAT+: Second U.S. oncology provider plans to go public
The U.S. is about to have not just one, but two, standalone publicly-traded oncology providers….
STAT+: Medicare Advantage quality ratings plunge as government resets to pre-pandemic standards
Federal officials significantly reduced the quality scores of next year’s Medicare Advantage plans, a move…
The U.S. is terrible at keeping businesses from worsening public health, experts say
WASHINGTON – Here in the U.S., it’s “in” to study the social determinants of health….
STAT+: Envision Healthcare teeters on the brink of bankruptcy
Envision Healthcare, the large chain of outpatient surgery centers and physician staffing services for hospitals,…
STAT+: Ruling against DOJ allows UnitedHealth bid for Change Healthcare to proceed
A federal judge on Monday shot down the U.S. Justice Department’s legal challenge to UnitedHealth…
A teaching hospital payout, Humana flirts with Wall Street, and new dialysis incentives
You’re reading the web edition of Health Care Inc., STAT’s weekly newsletter following the flow…
STAT+: Humana appeases Wall Street with big projections of Medicare Advantage growth
Humana is targeting ambitious growth of its Medicare Advantage plans and primary care clinics over…
STAT+: Experts urge Medicare to overhaul secretive panel that helps determine doctors’ pay
A heavyweight group of former Medicare officials and payment experts are calling on the federal…
STAT+: Illumina wins case against FTC in bid to hold onto early cancer detection company Grail
SAN DIEGO — Sequencing behemoth Illumina on Thursday won its case against the Federal Trade…
STAT+: As medical device companies look to snap up Medicare dollars, potential conflicts lurk
Medicare is expected to pay more than $86 billion next year for care given in…
Opinion: Amazon and One Medical: Minding the data gaps
When Amazon announced its intention to acquire One Medical, a primary care organization that leverages…
STAT+: The private equity firms, like Blackstone and KKR, behind 8 of the biggest names in autism therapy
Private equity investors are backing all of the major chains offering the country’s most popular…
Parents and clinicians say private equity’s profit fixation is short-changing kids with autism
ATLANTA — When a new person comes into his living room, a giggly “E” smiles…
STAT+: One Medical’s dueling offers from Amazon and CVS signal a start to health tech bidding wars
It’s health tech hunting season for some of America’s biggest brand names. Over the last…
STAT+: Federal judge dismisses doctor’s case that argued surprise billing law was unconstitutional
A federal judge has ruled that the federal law outlawing many types of surprise medical…
STAT+: Health care industry swarms Washington as surprise billing rules get ironed out
Solving surprise medical bills was supposed to be straightforward. It has been anything but. Already,…
Nursing home chain’s tangled corporate structure and bankruptcy threats stymied litigation
After a hospital stay in 2016 for a brain tumor, Regina Romero was transferred to…
STAT+: Hospitals win higher payments from Medicare after lobbying campaign
Hospitals secured significantly larger payments from Medicare for 2023, after months of lobbying centered around…
STAT+: Edwards Lifesciences chief tops list of highest-paid medical device CEOs
Medical device executives generally made less in 2021 than in 2020, as the pandemic again…
STAT+: HCA Healthcare, Cigna chiefs top the lists of best-paid CEOs among providers, insurers
Health insurers and providers often argue over payments at the negotiating table, but in the…
Biotech employees cash in health care’s largest salaries, while people working at providers sit near the bottom
It pays to be in the lab. It pays way less to be at the…