Capital Finance
Humana Inc., one of the largest providers of Medicare Advantage plans in the country, this morning reported higher earnings in the fourth quarter and fiscal year 2011 compared to 2010.
Healthcare IT firm Greenphire announced today that it has formed an exclusive strategic partnership with the clinical trials division of Merge Healthcare.
As a leader in specialty procedures, cardiology is a growing field that is in demand from patients, as well as from hospitals looking to acquire practices. While some cardiologists are interested in being employed by hospitals, about 67% others prefer the private practice route.
Driven by increased revenue pressures and challenges resulting from the transition to a new healthcare delivery model as a result of national healthcare reform, the outlook for the U.S. not-for-profit healthcare sector remains negative for 2012, says Moody's Investors Service in a new report.
WellPoint Inc., the largest for-profit health insurer in the country, reported 2011 fourth quarter earnings 39 percent below 2010 Q4 earnings, largely due to increased medical expenses in its Medicare Advantage business.
In 2011, a total of $227.4 billion was committed to financing healthcare merger, acquisition and takeover activity, representing an 11 percent increase over the $205.6 billion spent in 2010, according to a new report from Irving Levin Associates, Inc.
Twenty-two percent of healthcare IT and pharma mergers and acquisitions in 2011 were financed by private equity, venture capital and other investment firms, according to a new report from investment bank Berkery Noyes.
Duke LifePoint Healthcare and Virginia-based Twin County Regional Healthcare (TCRH) have entered into a definitive agreement that will pump millions into TCRH and its community.
Workforce management firm Kronos Incorporated announced Friday that it has acquired the assets of OptiLink from The Advisory Board Company in a cash transaction.
With the growth of healthcare spending declining significantly to 3.9% in 2010, according to federal analysts, the American people are not the only ones looking to cut back on the costs of healthcare.