Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

Healthy Interactions, MedCurrent collaborate on new end-to-end CDS technology for chronic care

Two health IT companies, Chicago-based Healthy Interactions and Toronto-based MedCurrent, have launched a new end-to-end clinical decision support (CDS) platform designed to manage chronic care conditions.

Study: Off-exchange insurers spending less on care, more on overhead

Insurers that only offer coverage on the individual market outside of the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance marketplaces spent less on medical care and more on administrative costs, according to a new analysis from the Commonwealth Fund.

Moda is third insurer to sue over ACA risk-corridor payments

Portland, Ore.-based Moda Health has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for $180 million it says its owed in risk-corridor payments included in the Affordable Care Act, according to the Portland Business Journal. 

Medicare overbilling case against Prime Healthcare now involves DOJ

The U.S. Department of Justice has joined a five-year-old whistleblower lawsuit against Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare Services, alleging the hospital chain pressured physicians to unnecessarily admit patients.

McKesson Declares Quarterly Dividend May 25, 2016

  SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Directors of McKesson Corporation (NYSE:MCK) today declared a regular dividend of twenty-eight cents per share on Common Stock. The dividend will be payable on July 1, 2016, to stockholders of record on June 6, 2016.  

Online Rx fills gaps in mental healthcare

Telehealth is being implemented in many health systems across the United States, but mainly for primary care to those in rural areas. Well, why not mental care?

Tech company raises $19M for cognitive computing in EHR

Looking to provide more structure for healthcare data, Apixio has announced it’s raised $19.3 million in venture capital to fund new cognitive computing platforms.

Missouri cites 'anticompetitive impact,' issues order against Aetna-Humana merger

Missouri’s Department of Insurance has issued a preliminary order against the proposed merger between Aetna and Humana, saying if the two combine, they must stop doing business in the state.

Around the web

The tirzepatide shortage that first began in 2022 has been resolved. Drug companies distributing compounded versions of the popular drug now have two to three more months to distribute their remaining supply.

The 24 members of the House Task Force on AI—12 reps from each party—have posted a 253-page report detailing their bipartisan vision for encouraging innovation while minimizing risks. 

Merck sent Hansoh Pharma, a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, an upfront payment of $112 million to license a new investigational GLP-1 receptor agonist. There could be many more payments to come if certain milestones are met.