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.

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Rite Aid emerges from bankruptcy with $2.5B in new financing

The pharmacy chain is now a leaner private company, having dropped $2 billion in outstanding debts. 

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Report predicts a shortage of 100,000 healthcare workers by 2028

An analysis from Mercer paints a complicated picture of healthcare labor shortages, where some states will fare far better than others. 

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Johns Hopkins, CareFirst partner with venture capital for ‘AI accelerator’ program

The 13-week course will be held in Baltimore sometime in March 2025. Healthcare AI startups have until Nov. 20 to apply.

Medicare coverage for weight loss drug semaglutide could cost up to $145B per year

Medications that target obesity are not typically covered by Medicare. When the FDA approved semaglutide as a way to treat certain cardiovascular risks, however, CMS said Medicare coverage was on the table. 

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McKesson buys $2.5B stake in physician-owned oncology network

The company has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Core Ventures, resulting in the Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute aligning with its oncology network.

SCAI calls on interventional cardiologists to tell Washington to reverse physician pay cuts

Congress is considering two bills that would prevent or mitigate the Medicare physician payment cuts that went into effect in January 2024, and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions is urging members write their Congressmen.

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Evolent Health seeking potential private equity buyout, sources claim

Evolent is attracting interest from buyers, and a sale of the company could be finalized in weeks, sources claim.

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VC investments in healthcare tech still going strong, led by $540M in cardiovascular care

New trends in venture capital activity represent a "positive sign" for the future, according to a new market analysis.

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The American College of Cardiology has shared its perspective on new CMS payment policies, highlighting revenue concerns while providing key details for cardiologists and other cardiology professionals. 

As debate simmers over how best to regulate AI, experts continue to offer guidance on where to start, how to proceed and what to emphasize. A new resource models its recommendations on what its authors call the “SETO Loop.”

FDA Commissioner Robert Califf, MD, said the clinical community needs to combat health misinformation at a grassroots level. He warned that patients are immersed in a "sea of misinformation without a compass."

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