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May 20, 2023
 

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CVS closing down clinical trials business after 2 years

CVS Health is closing down its clinical trials arm just two years after its launch, a company spokesperson confirmed to Fierce Healthcare.
 

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Kaiser Permanente discloses timeline, financial commitments for its VBC megadeal with Geisinger Health

Quarterly financial statements from the integrated care giant suggest that Risant Health won't come to be until 2024, and that millions of its money will go toward expanding Geisinger's payer and care services businesses into new Pennsylvania markets.

UnitedHealthcare draws fire from docs over new prior authorization policy for colonoscopies

UnitedHealthcare’s mandating prior authorization for certain colonoscopies continues to foment heated rebuttals. Meanwhile, the health insurer said that it’s following the science.

Here's what the CEOs and CFOs of major for-profit health systems made in 2022

A down year for hospitals translated to millions in pay cuts for those steering some of the country's largest health systems.

Envision Healthcare officially files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Physician staffing firm Envision Healthcare is planning to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal.

HCA Healthcare CFO: Envision Healthcare's bankruptcy won't disrupt Valesco, its recently optioned staffing JV

The major health system recently purchased a majority stake in the controversial ER and hospital physician staffing program that for 12 years had been owned 50-50 between the two companies.

HCA Healthcare, union contract agreement averts 3,000-worker hospital strike

The tentative contract terms include 15% raises over three years as well as protections of healthcare and education benefits for workers, the union said Thursday. Thousands of workers had been ready to launch a five-day, five-hospital strike on Monday.

Million-dollar claims on the rise in self-insured employer plans: report

Employers who self-insure are being hit by more million-dollar claims, according to a new report. Pricey injectables are a major factor.

New startup aims to build generative AI for healthcare armed with $50M from General Catalyst, A16z

Hippocratic AI launched out of stealth armed with $50 million to build out what it refers to as the first LLM for healthcare with an initial focus on non-diagnostic, patient-facing applications.

PBGH: What employers want to see as Congress aims to reform PBMs

PBGH released a paper at the end of last year that highlights several priorities the group has for reforming the PBM space.
 
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