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Net income increased 30 percent driven by premium rate increases, the return of the health insurance tax and the acquisition of Medicare Advantage plans HealthSun and America's 1st Choice.
The acquisition of Medicaid insurance plan Fidelis in New York is moving forward.
Renamed Truven Health Analytics research initiative found that the highest performers achieved better care consistency and alignment across facilities.
For those who expressed dissatisfaction, common sentiment was that mission and values looked great on paper but weren't practiced.
Suppliers such as McKesson, Cardinal Health and drug store chains including CVS and Walgreens all saw boost after CNBC reported Amazon's about-face.
Biopharmaceuticals garnered about half of the funding so far this year.
Short-term limited duration plans will increase premiums by as much as 12.8 percent and decrease enrollment by as much as 26.3 percent, new research says.
What makes an investment bank and a conglomerate real estate company interested in the healthcare space, and what do they have to offer there? JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon shed some light on that question, not to mention the question of what exactly this venture will do, in a letter to shareholders published last week as part of the bank's annual report.
Company releases new report about costs of medications on the heels of a lawsuit coming to light in which its prescription benefit management subsidiary Caremark is accused of keeping prescription spread pricing profits.
The CBO's report follows similar projections that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services laid out earlier this year.