Tracking private equity acquisitions can be challenging, but that didn't stop researchers from exploring the last decade of activity in cardiology. "It will be critical to monitor the effects on procedural utilization, quality and outcomes for patients with CVD,” the group wrote. 

The failing health system allegedly hired intelligence firms that put a tracking device on a car, accessed a personal smartphone to find lurid information on an executive and attempted to frame a politician for bribery.

MeMD offers on-demand telehealth services to more than 5 million patients. Fabric said the buyout will be a smooth transition with no impact on patient care.

The American Medical Association said it will lobby for an indefinite extension of Medicare reimbursement for telemedicine services, fighting a Dec. 31, 2024, sunset date.

The company said a “significant” number of its 8,700 stores will be shuttered over the next three years as it struggles to remain profitable.

Dozens of drugs are seeing price cuts that could save Medicare enrollees as much as $4,593 per day, CMS said.

Respondents said supply chain issues are running afoul of prior authorization requirements, leading to delays in patient care. 

A new paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found the rise in care costs from mergers contributes to layoffs that have economic ripple effects.