Economics

This channel highlights factors that impact hospital and healthcare economics and revenue. This includes news on healthcare policies, reimbursement, marketing, business plans, mergers and acquisitions, supply chain, salaries, staffing, and the implementation of a cost-effective environment for patients and providers.

FTC homes in on healthcare
The federal regulatory agency that exists to protect consumers and promote competition across the economy is newly focused on patients and clinicians as well as taxpayers.
Former ACA Marketplace enrollee: ‘This is ridiculous—$1,200 and an $8,000 deductible for a healthy person. Really?’
A new KFF survey shows almost 10% of people who had an Obamacare Marketplace plan in 2025 decided to head into 2026 with no coverage at all. Another 28% re-enrolled but with a different—presumably lesser—plan.
Healthcare price transparency startup earns $40M in seed funding, bringing the total to $95M
San Diego-based Turquoise Health was founded in 2020 and has evolved to be a healthcare pricing engine used to develop health plan networks and contract rates. The company said its end goal is complete price transparency to make it easier for all organizations and patients to navigate the U.S. healthcare system.
EP advocacy group details 6 key policy issues
The Heart Rhythm Society's advocacy arm is monitoring such issues as prior authorization, outpatient payment policies and cancelled research funding.
Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense
Market forces like competition cannot stem the urge to merge among and between payers and providers, so neither will they staunch the price hikes in premiums.

Philips Vanderbilt Carbon Emissions Warning

How radiology departments can decarbonize, save money

Philips and Vanderbilt University Medical Center have released findings from their efforts to reduce waste in the hospital's radiology department.

Jury convicts radiology business owner in imaging-contrast kickback scheme

Neurosurgeon Payam Toobian, MD, oversaw a scam in which two physicians would receive gift cards and cash in exchange for referrals to his imaging center.

artificial intelligence money finance acquisition

Aidoc invests $30M to create first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence model

The new AI effort will initially focus on three key areas, including accelerating the development of robust imaging algorithms, leaders said at RSNA 2023.

Bankruptcy judge approves radiology provider Akumin’s plan to go private under new ownership

Under terms of the deal, lender Stonepeak will swap some $470 million in debt for ownership in the reorganized business.

Johnson & Johnson acquires medical device company behind new LAA technology for $400M

The deal could also include additional clinical and regulatory milestone payments in the years ahead.

Cardiologist receives $7M for 5-year study to boost care for heart failure patients

The research will focus on ways to improve the utilization of electronic resources among heart failure patients and the doctors who treat them.

Avidity Biosciences inks drug discovery deal worth up to $2.3B with industry heavyweight

Avidity Biosciences, a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company, is expanding its ongoing collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb to identify new cardiovascular therapies.

Robotic-assisted CABG reduces healthcare costs, primarily thanks to shorter hospital stays

The technology may not be cheap, but new research published in The American Journal of Cardiology suggests the investment is well worth it.

Economics

FTC homes in on healthcare

Former ACA Marketplace enrollee: ‘This is ridiculous—$1,200 and an $8,000 deductible for a healthy person. Really?’

Healthcare price transparency startup earns $40M in seed funding, bringing the total to $95M

EP advocacy group details 6 key policy issues

Consolidation, competition, consumer costs: Healthcare econ experts break it all down, make it make sense