Shannon Muchmore
Healthcare Dive
Washington, DC, United States
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Sanford Health inks merger deal after failed Intermountain bid
The deal, which is expected to close next year, will create a system with annual revenue of about $14 billion. → Read More
Hospitals win SCOTUS case against 340B rate cuts
The Justices were unanimous in their decision, with Justice Brett Kavanaugh writing it was “a straightforward case.” → Read More
Anthem plans to change name to Elevance
It's the second name change for Anthem in the past decade. Prior to 2014, the company was known as WellPoint. → Read More
Evernorth drives Cigna's Q2 revenue growth despite more return to care than expected
Executives said Thursday that COVID-19-related costs were also higher than anticipated for the quarter. → Read More
CMS hikes COVID-19 vaccine pay, broadens scope of providers to give jab
The AMA praised the boosted reimbursement, intended to speed up distribution of the three currently available shots. → Read More
$6B fraud bust includes numerous telehealth schemes
Providers quickly pivoted many services to virtual care during the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially inviting fraud. → Read More
Hospital COVID-19 recovery stalled in August, Kaufman Hall says
The snapshot of provider finances found emergency departments faced particularly drastic declines. → Read More
Most providers not fully compliant with HIPAA access requirements, research shows
The most common problem was providers not sending health records via email when patients requested them. About a quarter of providers were also potentially noncompliant with the health privacy law's fee limitations. → Read More
Hospitals bash immigration rule likely to push millions off Medicaid
The American Hospital Association called the policy aimed at legal immigrants "misguided and harmful" and said it creates barriers to care. → Read More
Primary care, younger docs more likely to report burnout
Only a quarter of survey respondents said their work sites effectively address the challenge, citing initiatives to improve workflow and reduce administrative burden, provide flexible scheduling and support wellness. → Read More
Oscar to enter Medicare Advantage market in New York, Texas
For New York residents, the upstart health insurer is planning to sell an MA plan co-branded with Montefiore Health System. In Houston, it intends to partner with multiple providers. → Read More
Beaumont, Summa sign letter of intent to merge
A Beaumont spokesman said the organizations will buy out Mercy Health's minority stake in Summa, but exact terms of the deal are not being disclosed. It is expected to be finalized by the end of this year. → Read More
Hospitals saved $1K per episode under joint replacement bundled model
Most participating hospitals received reconciliation payments in at least one of the program's first two years. Those getting the bonus tended to have higher quality scores, more episodes of care and lower patient complexity. → Read More
U.S. News updates best hospitals methodology for specialty rankings
The magazine got little pushback from hospitals on including HCAHPS measures in the rankings methodology, Ben Harder, chief of health analysis, told Healthcare Dive. → Read More
Left-leaning think tank highlights 'high price of hospital care'
Acute care hospitals had total margins of nearly 8% in 2016, the highest in more than a decade and above profits for pharmacies, payers and pharmacy benefit managers, according to the Center for American Progress. → Read More
Hospital price transparency push draws industry ire, but effects likely limited
While few would argue for secrecy for its own sake, policy analysts say there's little evidence patients use the information now available to make decisions that could bend the cost curve. → Read More
Trump order to force hospitals to reveal information behind negotiated rates
Providers and payers will be required to give patients estimates for out-of-pockets costs for procedures in advance under an executive order the president is expected to sign Monday. A legal challenge is likely. → Read More
Kaiser Permanente announces new headquarters in California
The 1.2 million-square-foot building will house 7,000 employees and save the health system $60 million in annual operating costs. → Read More
Provider compensation on the increase but primary care docs still lag specialists
The Medical Group Management Association found wages rose most for specialists (4.4%), followed by primary care physicians (3.4%) and non-physician providers (3%). → Read More
WannaCry malware still hitting healthcare organizations
About 40% of healthcare delivery organizations have experienced at least one WannaCry attack in the past six months, largely because of older, unmanaged devices that are difficult to patch, according to cybersecurity firm Armis. → Read More