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Featured Story | By Heather Landi Oracle has begun cutting U.S. jobs with workforce reductions primarily impacting marketing and customer experience divisions, according to media reports. Posts on Reddit and thelayoff.com indicate that the workforce reduction is impacting Cerner as well. read more |
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Top Stories Of The Week By Paige Minemyer The battle over UnitedHealth's acquisition of Change Healthcare is underway. The trial over the $13 billion deal began Monday in District of Columbia federal court. read more By Heather Landi CVS plans to make a big move in primary care by investing or acquiring a provider by the end of this year. CVS is looking for providers with a strong management team and a robust tech stack. "Obviously, the ability to scale, given the size of the company that we are and a pathway to profitability," CVS CEO Karen Lynch said during the company's earnings call Wednesday. read more By Dave Muoio Francisco Partners wraps up its IBM Watson Health acquisition with a rebrand and more merger and acquisition news from the month of July. read more By Heather Landi Bringing new care and reimbursement models to the market along with a bigger focus on virtual care, nontraditional players have the potential to grab as much as a third of the U.S. primary care market by 2030, according to a new report from Bain and Company. read more By Heather Landi An Oracle executive vowed to get the Veterans Affairs' troubled health IT project "back on track" as House lawmakers warned they would consider scuttling the multi-billion-dollar project unless officials show progress in the coming months. read more By Heather Landi Ellen DaSilva and co-founder Matthew Woo launched Summer Health, a telehealth messaging platform that aims to answer patients’ medical questions via text in 15 minutes or less. read more By Robert King CMS finalized a 4.3% increase to inpatient hospital payments for federal fiscal year 2023, boosting rates compared to the 3.2% proposed in April. read more By Paige Minemyer The public benefits company and sister to Civica Rx is making its first generic available: 250mg abiraterone acetate tablets. read more By Paige Minemyer Cigna posted $1.6 billion in profit and $45.5 billion in revenue for the second quarter, according to its earnings report released Thursday. read more Resources Sponsored By: DocuSign Download this whitepaper to read about the critical role healthcare staffing companies play in recruiting and onboarding talent to ensure healthcare operations don’t skip a beat. Sponsored by: NetApp Could cloud be the cure for your EHR headaches? See our infographic on how moving to the cloud can slash financial and administrative burdens. Fierce Health Payer Forum October 12, 2022 | Free Virtual Event Fierce Pharma Marketing Awards October 19, 2022 | Philadelphia, PA Fierce Clinical Trial Billing & Research Compliance Summit February 2023 | Location TBD | 