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.

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Company that provides care options to emergency patients earns $14M in funding

MD Ally has now earned a total of $25M and has contracts in Arizona, Florida and Texas, working with emergency and social services to customize care for patients.

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Medicare negotiates lower price for 10 vital drugs, saving seniors $1.5B

The move will save the Medicare $6 billion in just one year, an announcement from the Biden administration said.

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Physician-founded teleradiology firm Hexarad raises $14M in growth funding

Founded in 2016, the company employs over 200 radiologists, providing remote reads across multiple countries. 

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Medical device startup exits stealth mode to name CEO, announce $21M in funding

Jupiter Endovascular, a new subsidiary of Neptune Medical, aims to "bring the precision and control of direct surgical access to catheter-based interventions.”  

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Shifting radiology and other services out of hospitals could save upward of $147B, survey finds

The findings are based on a survey of over 1,000 radiologists, technologists and other care providers, detailed Wednesday in JAMA Network Open

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Health insurer eliminates prior authorization for 50% of radiology codes

Such policies "shouldn’t be used as a cost-control mechanism, or as a way to delay or deny appropriate care," the health plan's CEO said. 

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Steward sells physician group to private equity firm for $245M

Stewardship Health, a group represented by 3,500 doctors, will be sold to Rural Healthcare Group, owned by private equity firm Kinderhook Industries.

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Steward reaches deal to sell multispecialty physician group to private equity affiliate for $245M

The deal includes Steward Medical Group, a physician-led organization offering primary care, diagnostic imaging and other specialty services across several states.