Operations

Laraway will focus his time on leading the finance strategy, treasury and financial operations areas of the organization.

Anthem expects it can lower its pharmacy cost by more than $3 billion annually, 'once we transition to our future state,' says CEO Joe Swedish.

Company has been on downward financial slope for months, cites dropping patient admissions as cause.

Wolf, who most recently worked for Chartis, spent 10 years as chief operating officer of Kaiser Permanente's Federation, where he focused on care delivery, data governance, population health management and more.

Boston Children's will join Cleveland Clinic's network of cardiovascular care providers, hospital says.

As other major insurers have exited the marketplace, Centene in June 2017 announced it would expand its footprint in 2018.

Expense growth and charges tied to broad EHR installations hurt the company's bottom line, despite revenue gains.

Hospitals run the risk of incurring operating losses, lower patient volumes and receivables write-offs if there are problems, Moody's says.

Blood transfusions cost roughly $1,000 per unit, including both direct and indirect costs, Premier said.

Expanded relationship includes CVS Health joining Cleveland Clinic's Quality Alliance.