UnitedHealth subsidiary Optum is turning to the court of public opinion to defend the merger. 

Cardinal Health is buying Advanced Diabetes Supply Group and a majority stake in GI Alliance, expanding its broad patient services portfolio. 

Memorial Hospital and Manor announced the data breach through Facebook on Nov. 3. The cybercrime group Embargo has taken credit for the incident, claiming to have 1.15TB of stolen information. 

The DOJ met with UnitedHealth execs in an attempt to resolve antitrust concerns out of court, but those talks stalled, a report claims. 

Atrium Health Carolina Rehabilitation is partnering with Unbroken, an organization working to improve rehabilitation services in war-torn Ukraine. The series of visits to North Carolina will begin next year.

HATco, part of General Catalyst, is set to purchase the Ohio-based health system, which currently has roughly $850 million in debt on its balance sheet. 

The Medicare Patient Access and Practice Stabilization Act aims to change the annual Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services physician fee schedule, which cut reimbursement by 2.8% for 2025. 

Physical therapy practices in greater Philadelphia are of particular interest to private equity firms, with 271 locations owned by six companies. The report comes from the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP). 

Ultrasonography-guided nerve blocks have grown in popularity in recent years, but some are hesitant to adopt the procedure. 

The new technology, still under development, could help physicians screen patients for diabetes and hypertension with high-speed video recordings.