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Dec 20 | Jeff Lagasse

Advocate spending $1 billion on new hospital and outpatient services

The largest chunk of the money will expand outpatient care in 10 Advocate Health Care Neighborhood Care locations.

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Dec 19 | Jeff Lagasse

Male physicians have more net worth than female counterparts

Structural wealth gaps between male and female physicians will likely not show improvement for several years, Medscape says.

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Dec 11 | Jeff Lagasse

Premiums to increase if ACA enhanced subsidies expire, CBO says

Without an extension, the CBO estimates that the number of uninsured Americans would increase by 2.2 million in the first year.

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Dec 11 | Jeff Lagasse

Not-for-profit hospital outlook upgraded to neutral

The sector has seen improved operating margins while the escalation of labor expenses has slowed, says Fitch.

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Dec 09 | Jeff Lagasse

Older Americans struggling with healthcare costs

Nearly one in four older adults in the U.S. spent at least $2,000 out of pocket on healthcare last year, survey shows.

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Dec 05 | Jeff Lagasse

CVS Health closing MinuteClinic locations in Utah

Patients will still be able to access virtual MinuteClinic services and visit CVS Pharmacy locations.

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Dec 03 | Jeff Lagasse

Health systems see margin gains, though expenses still high

The biggest expense increases were on the nonlabor side, particularly in drug costs, data shows.

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Nov 14 | Jeff Lagasse

Labor expenses continue to challenge hospitals

Kaufman Hall's latest flash report shows labor expenses account for about 84% of medical groups' total expenses.

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Nov 06 | Jeff Lagasse

Aetna underperforms, plans recovery as CVS Health logs $95.4B in revenue

CEO David Joyner put much of the onus on the poor performance on elevated utilization coming out of the pandemic.

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Nov 05 | Jeff Lagasse

AHA criticizes 2.9% increase in CMS' OPPS final rule

The AHA says the final rule only worsens the problem of "sustained and substantial underpayment" of hospitals.

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