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By Beth Jones Sanborn | 04:17 pm | May 20, 2016
Northwell Health, New York State's largest healthcare provider and private employer, and DaVita Kidney Care have announced a joint venture that will expand healthcare service to thousands in Queens and Long Island.
By Susan Morse | 02:17 pm | May 20, 2016
As margins are squeezed, interest in provider-sponsored health plans continues to increase. The expectation, according to a new PwC report, is that half of health systems will be applying or will consider applying for an insurance license.
By Jeff Lagasse | 01:13 pm | May 20, 2016
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, a Fortune 500 transportation outfit, is giving $5 million to the ongoing Arkansas Children's Northwest construction project, with the hope of bringing expert pediatric care closer to home for more than 200,000 children.
By Beth Jones Sanborn | 11:41 am | May 20, 2016
A federal jury has convicted two California doctors of multiple counts of healthcare fraud after participating in a hospice care scheme that robbed Medicare and Medi-Cal of almost $7.5 million dollars, the Department of Justice announced earlier this month.
By Susan Morse | 04:39 pm | May 19, 2016
Kim Keck, senior vice president of Aetna, will become the president and chief executive officer of Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island in June, the nonprofit insurer announced Thursday.
By Susan Morse | 04:37 pm | May 19, 2016
Humana is partnering with four orthopedic specialty groups in Tennessee, and an additional two in Ohio, on bundled payments for Humana Medicare Advantage members undergoing total hip or knee joint replacement.
By Jeff Lagasse | 03:30 pm | May 19, 2016
New York-based private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson and Stowe has signed on to provide financing to senior care company Innovage, which will allow them to expand their services and pivot from a nonprofit to a for-profit entity.
By Susan Morse | 03:13 pm | May 19, 2016
Cigna has teamed up with Integrated Independent Physicians Network in Florida for an accountable care organization model that rewards doctors for having a healthier population and saving money.
By Bernie Monegain | 01:46 pm | May 19, 2016
Jeffrey Carr, most recently the entrepreneur-in-residence at a startup incubator, has joined Mercy Health as the health system's first chief innovation officer, the health system announced Tuesday.
By Susan Morse | 11:23 am | May 19, 2016
Payers have until June 6 to submit documents for Medicare's Annual Election Period materials including the Annual Notification of Change, Evidence of Coverage and Summary of Benefits documents.