Pharmacy benefit managers have largely avoided the brunt of public blame for the deadly opioid crisis. Arkansas’ lawsuit brings the drug middlemen back to the forefront of the controversy.
The deal is set to close later this year, pending regulatory review.
A National Bureau of Economic Research report found layoffs followed hospital mergers, as employers struggled to absorb the costs of rising healthcare premiums.
Sanjeev Sah will take on the chief information security officer role at the North Carolina-based health system after more than three years at CommonSpirit Health.
For-profit hospitals represented an outsized potion of low grades on an index from the Lown Institute measuring equity, care value and patient outcomes.
The case could have ripple effects across the country, where 25 states have similar laws on the books, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
Providers pushed back against the disincentives, with the Medical Group Management Association calling them “unnecessarily punitive.”
A federal court in Texas ruled regulators exceeded their authority in limiting providers’ use of online tracking technologies.
If the deal goes through, it will be Risant’s second acquisition after the nonprofit hospital venture was launched last year.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ decision Friday is a win for the upwards of 150 million people that receive health insurance through their employers. However, it paves the way for future lawsuits from opponents of the ACA.