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Top 10 Nonprofit Health Systems by 2022 Operating Revenue
Kaiser Permanente leads the nation’s nonprofit systems in revenue ($99.4 billion) as well as scale, with 624 medical offices, 39 hospitals and 43 retail and employee clinics as of March 31.
Health Services – US Deals 2023 Midyear Outlook
PwC continues to remain optimistic about the health services deals outlook for the remainder of 2023, with corporate and private equity players alike holding large levels of capital that needs to be deployed
Top 5 VC-Funded Digital Health Companies
Hinge Health, which is engaged in virtual physical therapy, ranks #1 with $1 billion in VC funding.
Why So Many Physicians are Partnering with Private Equity
To understand the reason for the trend, it is important to explore the increasing challenges on physician groups in private practice.
HCA Healthcare Intentionally Overcharged Patients, Lawsuit Alleges
The allegations were made by two long-time emergency room doctors.
Surprise-Billing Legislation Took Away Envision Healthcare’s ‘Secret Sauce,’ Economist Says
The No Surprises Act officially went into effect on Jan. 1, 2022, but before then, creditors already could see Envision would likely struggle to pay back its massive debts. This eventually led to Envision filing for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in May, hoping to wipe out $5.6 billion in obligations.
University of Iowa Hospitals Hike Rates 6%
The increase is the highest allowed in many UIHC contracts with insurance providers.
2 Hospitals Shut Down in 2 Days
St. Margaret's Health shuttered June 16 in Illinois. Eastern Niagra Hospital in New York shut down the following day.
Why a New Minnesota Law Could Kill Proposed Fairview-Sanford Merger
The deal includes 58 hospitals, and, if the two systems are joined, they would employ more than 80,000 people.
Here’s What Hospitals Need to Know About MedPAC, MACPAC’s Latest Payment Recommendations to Congress
The recommendation on Medicare fee-for-service payments in ambulatory settings, from MedPAC, has been a hot spot of lawmaker scrutiny and hospital industry lobbying.