Anthem plans to buy Integra Managed Care in New York
The acquisition expands the payer’s Medicaid business, a service line that has experienced major growth over the past year.
1 in 3 patients defer healthcare due to existing medical debt, TransUnion finds
The credit bureau’s healthcare data analytics unit also reported seeing a 55% rise in financial assistance transactions from September 2020 to September 2021.
Leapfrog Group’s hospital safety grades this fall stay steady from pre-pandemic
The five states with the highest percentage of A-scoring hospitals were Virginia, North Carolina, Idaho, Massachusetts and Colorado.
Pfizer again asks FDA to authorize COVID-19 boosters for all adults
Agency advisers had opposed a broad booster dose clearance in September, leading the FDA to limit use to older adults and those at high risk of COVID-19.
Tenet inks another $1B deal with SurgCenter Development for ambulatory surgery centers, long-term partnership
Analysts characterized the deal as savvy and said it will reshape the company’s earnings towards a “faster growing, higher margin, and improved capital return profile.”
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Oak Street faces DOJ inquiry into third-party marketing, transportation relationships
Analysts said the inquiry, while in early stages, could pressure the company’s stock. “This creates a new potential risk factor that we are unlikely to get clarity on for some time,” SVB Leerink analyst Whit Mayo said.
Kaiser’s operating margin dwindles as COVID-19 expenses, labor costs rise
Along with ongoing pandemic stresses, the California nonprofit is facing rising expenses amid intense workforce pressure as it faces the start of a major strike next week.
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