Profit margins squeezed | Athenahealth commands $17B sell tag | Emory + Oscar for care, coverage

Margin pressures among U.S. healthcare and pharmaceutical companies are at risk with renewed labor challenges and supply chain issues.

Oscar Health has teamed up with Georgia-based hospital system Emory Healthcare to offer technology-connected health insurance and care at more than 250 provider locations in Georgia beginning 2022.

Bain Capital and Hellman & Friedman announced the move on Monday, acquiring the health tech company from Veritas Capital and Evergreen Coast Capital.

Policymakers should consider making changes to oversight and reporting rules given the findings, experts warned.

Healthcare workers are more burned out than ever due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic––creating a new demand for workforce solutions.

Reps. Ami Bera, MD, D-Calif., and Larry Bucshon, MD, R-Ind., recently introduced the Supporting Medicare Providers Act of 2021, drawing praise from several doc groups. 

The full analysis was published in Circulation: Heart Failure.