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Mar 4, 2023

Bright Health staring down bankruptcy, needs to raise $300M, execs say


Cleveland Clinic closes Q4 strong but ultimately logs $1.2B net loss for 2022


DEA's proposed telehealth rules pull back COVID-era remote prescribing flexibilities


Humana, Aledade ink 10-year value-based care partnership


Optum exec: Medicare Advantage advance notice rule will hurt care for dual eligibles - Paige Minemyer

 

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Bright Health staring down bankruptcy, needs to raise $300M, execs say

Bright Health Group needs to raise about $300 million to avoid bankruptcy after it overdrafted its credit, executives told investors Wednesday.
 

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Cleveland Clinic closes Q4 strong but ultimately logs $1.2B net loss for 2022

The nonprofit health system reported a $211 million operating loss for the year due to rocketing expenses. Over $1 billion of investment losses offered little relief.

DEA's proposed telehealth rules pull back COVID-era remote prescribing flexibilities

The Drug Enforcement Administration, in concert with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and in coordination with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, presented proposed rules late Friday which would return restrictions to remote prescribing of controlled substances. Some within the industry are calling the move more restrictive than warranted.

Humana, Aledade ink 10-year value-based care partnership

The two companies have a long-term working relationship, and, by the end of 2022, more than 100,000 Humana members were Aledade patients, according to an announcement.

Optum exec: Medicare Advantage advance notice rule will hurt care for dual eligibles

ARLINGTON, Virginia—A top Optum executive claims a proposed Medicare Advantage payment rule will inadvertently harm care for dual-eligibles by taking out more than 2,000 diagnostic codes.

US primary care system suffering from 'chronic lack of adequate support,' scorecard report finds

A new national and state-level analysis found across-the-board shortcomings in financing, workforce, access, training and research related to primary care.

UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare set sights on 40-plus hospital merger

Should they move forward, the nonprofits would form a new parent company with 40,000 employees and over 4 million patients under its umbrella.

Experts push to remove barriers for physician-owned hospitals

Physician-owned hospitals may make a comeback thanks to proposed legislation backed by arguments made by lawyers, experts and doctors with the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and the American Medical Association.

As SNAP benefits wane, food-as-medicine companies carve out a niche in healthcare

The end of COVID-era food and nutrition benefits is bringing an ebb to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in 32 states as of March 1. With a quickly approaching cliff and 18 states already having lost emergency benefits, digital food-as-medicine programs are bringing resources to the table.

Hims & Hers buoyed by record revenue growth in 2022, defying broader health tech market trends

Hims & Hers almost doubled its revenue in 2022, buoyed by strong growth of its online health and wellness business. The company, which went public two years ago and sells hair loss and sexual health products, brought in revenue of $527 million, up 94% from $272 million a year ago.
 
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