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McLaren Health Care Confirms Ransomware Attack
The health system launched an investigation to “identify what, if any, data exposure occurred” and retained cybersecurity experts to assist, according to a McLaren spokesperson.
Martin General Hospital Closing 6 Clinics Today
New owners have not been found since the main hospital’s closure Aug. 3.
Sen. Warren Calls for Close Scrutiny of UnitedHealth-Amedisys Deal
Two top progressive Democrats asked antitrust regulators to examine UnitedHealth Group’s planned $3.3 billion purchase of home-health provider Amedisys Inc. and challenge deals that bring medical providers under the same ownership as health insurers.
Minnesota AG Reviewing Two Proposed Hospital Mergers
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office is reviewing two proposed health system mergers—the combination of Marshfield Clinic Health System and Essentia Health along with the proposed Aspirus Health-St. Luke’s Duluth deal.
FTC Lawsuit isn’t Expected to Slow Roll-Ups, Lawyers Say
The Federal Trade Commission targeted a widely used healthcare consolidation strategy via a recent lawsuit, although the litigation isn’t expected to slow roll-up acquisitions.
Telehealth Use Down Slightly in July
Nationally, telehealth diagnoses continued to be led by mental health conditions, which flickered around 69% of telehealth claims.
VC Firm 7wireVentures Closes $217M Fund
The cash will be used to back about 10 to 12 later-stage startups, a new strategy for 7wire
Has VC Funding Hit its Rock Bottom?
The languid IPO market is finally signaling a reopening, but it's still too soon to tell how much exit activity investors can expect.
Home Health Industry Continues to Fight CMS Cuts
The Senate Finance Committee’s Subcommittee on Health Care recently held a hearing centered around home health care and aging in place in the U.S.
CMS Fines California Hospital for Price Transparency Violation
The system, which has fewer than 30 beds, was fined $59,100 on Sept. 27 for alleged noncompliance, according to CMS' hospital price transparency enforcement website.