Capital Finance
The sector just finished the highest first half of any year since 1995.
The Florida investment was the largest, but hospitals and systems continue to pump money to improve and expand their facilities.
Rural hospitals have been closing their doors at a record clip in recent years, losing revenue as patients have opted for larger medical centers and retail clinics.
States can use the funds to design treatment options such as using virtual care and patient-facing apps.
More than half of senior executives cite market share as the primary driver behind their moves toward consolidation.
The new fund will be looking for healthcare companies that can provide measurable prevention or treatment, whether that be in cardiovascular diseases themselves or in risk factors including diabetes.
Practices offered more benefits to attract and retain physicians including higher signing bonuses, continuing medical education stipends, and relocation reimbursements.
New partnership led by Andy Slavitt, Trevor Price and David Whelan joins trend of focusing on medically underserved.
Pharmacy benefit manager alignments will help control the big expense of prescription drugs, Cigna and Aetna executives said in latest round of earnings calls.
UnitedHealthcare expecting the 33 percent of seniors now in plans to grow to over 50 percent in the next 5-10 years.