HHS releases voluntary cybersecurity goals for the healthcare sector
The resources serve as a “step forward” as the agency looks to propose enforceable standards, HHS Deputy Secretary Andrea Palm said in a statement.
Marshfield Clinic to close Wisconsin hospice center due to ‘limited resources’
The announcement comes weeks after the financially troubled health system called off merger discussions with Duluth, Minnesota-based Essentia Health.
Humana posts big loss, dour outlook on Medicare Advantage cost spike
The health insurer’s stock plunged Thursday morning following its 2023 results, which fell startlingly short of Wall Street’s expectations.
Cleveland Clinic to focus on ‘smart growth,’ cutting costs this year
During an annual State of the Clinic address, executives outlined plans to build sustainably — with technology investments — after the operator posted a profit last year.
Senator probes MA exchanges’ marketing tactics
The head of the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to several health insurance exchanges on Tuesday, as part of an inquiry into allegedly predatory Medicare Advantage marketing to seniors.
Walgreens exploring sale of Shields Health Solutions: Bloomberg
The specialty pharmacy could be valued at more than $4 billion in a sale, but a deal might slow the healthcare segment’s drive toward profitability.
Elevance controls medical costs to $6B profit in 2023
The payer curbed the worst of medical cost growth last year, and expects to do the same in 2024 — an assumption one analyst called “aggressive” given persistent higher utilization among seniors.
HCA subsidiary acquires two Texas surgery centers
The purchase by Surgery Ventures comes after HCA has made other acquisitions in Texas, one of the hospital operator’s largest markets.
Congressmen press Steward Health Care over reports of ‘grave financial distress’
Lawmakers demanded the operator detail how it will “ensure the communities Steward’s hospitals serve are not abandoned” amid financial troubles.
Nurse sues UPMC over alleged labor abuses
The lawsuit seeks to represent thousands of other UPMC employees who may have been affected by the nonprofit’s alleged wage suppression and other anticompetitive practices.