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Anthony Brino

Anthony Brino is the Editor of Healthcare Payer News, covering a range of health policy and insurance issues, and also the Editor of HIEWatch. Follow Anthony on Twitter @AnthonyBrino.

By Anthony Brino | 10:16 am | April 15, 2015
Though new Medicare LTAC regulations are challenging health systems, they're a big opportunity for giants in the long-term care business.
By Anthony Brino | 09:28 am | April 15, 2015
As it designs a merged network with academic and community care, Georgia's largest health system is lining up value-based payment deals.
By Anthony Brino | 10:10 am | April 14, 2015
At a time when rural hospitals are closing and aging communities face a stroke epidemic, specialized ambulances can fill the gap.
By Anthony Brino | 12:24 pm | April 13, 2015
Challenging Highmark's cuts to cancer payments, UPMC is playing the long-game in being the provider of choice for western Pennsylvania's seniors.
By Anthony Brino | 11:54 am | April 13, 2015
Home-based medicine is poised to fix the crises in American healthcare, and old and new companies are getting ready.
By Anthony Brino | 11:19 am | April 10, 2015
Recent purchase of MedExpress gives major boost to insurer's business for walk-in, low-acuity treatments and well as health and wellness services.
By Anthony Brino | 04:26 pm | April 09, 2015
CEO Ram Raju wants to grow the health system's patient base to 2 million people and double the enrollment of its Metroplus health plan.
By Anthony Brino | 10:51 am | April 09, 2015
Optum, a major player in provider data and finance services, will pay the $12 million San Mateo, California-based Cave Consulting Group for using a licensing methodology for physician analysis that was already patented.
By Anthony Brino | 03:33 pm | April 08, 2015
Facing a $170 million budget shortfall, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy and other lawmakers are floating a raft of ideas to save money, including an increase in the state hospital tax, Medicaid funding cuts, limits on hospital tax credits and a new way for municipalities to tax hospital property.
By Anthony Brino | 10:17 am | April 08, 2015
Prime claimed SEIU and Healthcare Workers of the West were guilty of extortion and other illegal methods in their attempts to unionize hospital employees and challenge the company’s $843 million acquisition of the Daughters of Charity Health System in California.