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The combination of Aetna's analytics and CVS' pharmacy business has the potential to reshape the entire health plan market, Moody's says.
The system's quarter closed with a $60 million reduction in net income to $227.6 million from $287.6 this time last year, financial documents show.
Transportation to doctor's appointments and the pharmacy focuses on making sure MA members get needed care, medication for chronic conditions.
Optum Ventures will combine the funding, analytics capabilities and its vast network to make bold bets on emerging digital health companies.
Going beyond the CapEx vs. OpEx debate, experts say the time has come for finance teams to decide what to move to the cloud and what to keep on-site.
But study suggests the U.S. as a whole is not doing particularly well when it comes to pulling back on outdated procedures.
Expert says failure to address and punish the behavior, regardless of the perpetrator's status, can have big costs.
Goal is to boost early-stage healthcare technologies and startups that have a link to Houston and the medical center.
Denver-area hospitals alone brought in a net income in 2016 of $1.3 billion, ACA helped boost payer performance, report said.
But navigating the process, especially for a hospital with limited resources, must be done properly for the strategy to succeed.